9th inning

[Guest miacircleman]

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Bottom of the 9th, 0-0, runner on 1st.  Batter hits home run. Is final score 1-0 or 2-0 ?

Is batter credited with a home run and 2 RBI, or does game end when 1st base runner 

crosses the plate?

[Mizzou2016]

2-0, 2 RBI - reason being that it is a dead ball 4 base award.

It used to be that the game would end 1-0 but was changed probably 100 years ago.

Edited July 23, 2015 by StevenCraze
Rule change was in 1920 (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml)

[MadMax]

2-0.

HR, 2 RBI credited to batter.

Because of potential appeals, the game is technically not ended until the BR legally touches all three bases and home plate.

 

[ZebraStripes]

2-0 after the batter runner completes his/her 4 base award.

[Kevin_K]

If I remember correctly, Robin Ventura was credited with a grand slam single in the 1995 playoffs when he hit a ball over the wall with thee bases loaded in the bottom of the 15th, but he failed to touch all the bases. The score went from 3-3 to a final score of 4-3.

So to answer the OP, either score could be correct.

[Rich Ives]

4.11(c ) old rule numbers  7.01(g ) new numbers.

[Guest]

If I remember correctly, Robin Ventura was credited with a grand slam single in the 1995 playoffs when he hit a ball over the wall with thee bases loaded in the bottom of the 15th, but he failed to touch all the bases. The score went from 3-3 to a final score of 4-3.

So to answer the OP, either score could be correct.

Yes, he did. Against the Braves. I remember it well because I had a LOT of money on the under at 9.5 and was absolutely devastated when he hit it and later couldn't believe my luck at how it worked out. My luckiest gambling moment.

[Senor Azul]

It turns out that Robin Ventura was not the first to have a grand slam single. There were two in the 1970s. Dalton Jones of the Detroit Tigers had one on July 9, 1970. And the greatest sports announcer/analyst, Tim He-who-shall-not-be-named, while playing for the Phillies had one on July 4. 1976.