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Scoring question?
I know that If you ground into a double play, and a runner scores, you get no RBI.
What if there is a runner on third and a runner on second with no outs. The batter hits a flyball to centerfield that looks like it might be a double. The centerfielder makes a great catch. The runner on third tags and scores. The center fielder throws the ball to second base and the runner on second is tagged out. Does the batter get an RBI on this type of double play?
9 Answers
- YogaflameLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
the 10.04b rule citation is correct...i know i won't get the 10 pts but i don't care...just adding an extra nod to the correct answer
btw in that type of case as long as the person crosses the plate BEFORE the out is tagged
and if it's a grounding double play....the RBI will still count only if it's NOT the last out of the inning...for example if there's a guy on third & first w/ no outs..then i think it'll count...i KNOW the run would count...not sure about the RBI when i think about it....
- 1 decade ago
Yes. The batter does get the RBI because it is not a "typical" double play. A typical double play is when the ball is a ground ball to an infielder and didn't have any extra throws (like a pickle or if there is a bobble and the runner tries advancing another base and gets thrown out).
- Ryan RLv 61 decade ago
Those who claim the batter can never get an RBI when he hits into a double play are wrong. Rule 10.04(b) states that the batter does not get an RBI when he "GROUNDS into a FORCE double play or reverse FORCE double play" (emphasis added).
In your situation, he gets an RBI on the sacrifice fly because he did not ground out.
Source(s): Official Baseball Rules: 10.04(b) - 1 decade ago
Yes, the batter gets an RBI for the sacrifice fly. MLB Rule 10.04(b) is the exception to the general RBI rule - it says that no RBI is credited when the batter *grounds into* a force double play. In your example, the batter did not ground into a double play, so he gets credit for the RBI.
Source(s): MLB Rule 10.04(b) http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rule... - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- 1 decade ago
Any time a run is batted in, the hitter gets a RBI. Even if the bases are loaded and the fielder goes 6-4-3 double play, the hitter gets scored "RBI, fielder's choice".
In your scenario, the hitter would be credited with an "RBI-sacrifice fly". The runner would be listed as "doubled off second".
- creggz12Lv 41 decade ago
No. The batter does not get an RBI on a double play no matter how it happens. It can be a groundball, line drive, or fly ball, if theres a double play then no RBI.
- T EMMETTLv 41 decade ago
Shumpeter and Ryan are correct with their reference to 10.04. I just wanted to pick up an easy 2 points here since they beat me to the correct answer.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
yes
