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Inspired by Aaron Hill's steal of home, I was wondering what would happen if a batter stole home and the pitcher didn't notice and threw the pitch anyway and it hit the batter as he was crossing the plate.
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Inspired by Aaron Hill's steal of home, I was wondering what would happen if a batter stole home and the pitcher didn't notice and threw the pitch anyway and it hit the batter as he was crossing the plate. [/ QUOTE ] Stealer is safe, and umpire calls the ball a ball or a strike at his discretion, but I assume that it is dead concerning the advancement of other runners on base. |
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[ QUOTE ] Inspired by Aaron Hill's steal of home, I was wondering what would happen if a batter stole home and the pitcher didn't notice and threw the pitch anyway and it hit the batter as he was crossing the plate. [/ QUOTE ] Stealer is safe, and umpire calls the ball a ball or a strike at his discretion, but I assume that it is dead concerning the advancement of other runners on base. [/ QUOTE ] This happened to me when umpiring 14-15 year old games, and I think this is right - I seem to remember agreeing on that. |
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Stealer is safe, batter goes to first on a HBP.
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Stealer is safe, batter goes to first on a HBP. [/ QUOTE ] He used the word 'batter' to describe the offensive player who was trying to steal home, and I THINK thats who he meant got hit with the ball, not the actual guy at the plate. Not entirely sure though. |
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[ QUOTE ] Stealer is safe, batter goes to first on a HBP. [/ QUOTE ] He used the word 'batter' to describe the offensive player who was trying to steal home, and I THINK thats who he meant got hit with the ball, not the actual guy at the plate. Not entirely sure though. [/ QUOTE ] That was my impression as well. I think if the runner gets hit he scores and either it's a ball or strike depending on the umps view (hopefully there wasn't a swing in that spot so it's where it crossed or would have). If the batter gets hit and the runner had touched home then it's a run and the batter goes to first. If he's hit before the runner touches the plate it should be a dead ball and the runner would have to go back to third no matter how close he got. |
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oops I meant runner
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