Walk off situation

[Guest John B]

MLB game.  Situation - 

Bottom on 9th inning, tie game, runner on 2nd.  Batter hits a walk-off Home Run.

Is the game officially over as soon as the runner on 2nd touches home, or does the batter have to touch them all for the HR to 'count' and the game be over?

[beerguy55]

The game is over when R2 touches home AND the batter either touches home plate or gets called out for not completing his base running obligations...(the game is also over when the infielders leave fair territory meaning they can no longer appeal any missed bases)

The game isn't "over" when R2 touches home (though the outcome is known) because, on an out of the park home run, the batter can get credit for it, provided he touches all the bases. 

The game isn't "over" when R2 touches home, if there are two out, because if the batter makes the third out by missing first base (and properly appealed) R2's run won't count.

[spark2212]

2 hours ago, Guest John B said:

MLB game.  Situation - 

Bottom on 9th inning, tie game, runner on 2nd.  Batter hits a walk-off Home Run.

Is the game officially over as soon as the runner on 2nd touches home, or does the batter have to touch them all for the HR to 'count' and the game be over?

If everybody does what they are supposed to do (circles the bases correctly without a hitch), the game is over only once the batter has finished circling the bases and has scored.

 

If a runner commits a base running infraction with fewer than two out, the game is over as soon as the winning run scores.

 

If the third out is made via a base running infraction either by the lead runner or by the batter before reaching first, nobody scores, the inning is over but the game continues. I’m not sure what the ruling is when the batter makes the third out after safely reaching first but before the lead runner has physically reached home plate.

[spark2212]

2 hours ago, beerguy55 said:

The game is over when R2 touches home AND the batter either touches home plate or gets called out for not completing his base running obligations...(the game is also over when the infielders leave fair territory meaning they can no longer appeal any missed bases)

The game isn't "over" when R2 touches home (though the outcome is known) because, on an out of the park home run, the batter can get credit for it, provided he touches all the bases. 

The game isn't "over" when R2 touches home, if there are two out, because if the batter makes the third out by missing first base (and properly appealed) R2's run won't count.

On that note, in this video of a walk-off home run, I like to notice that each umpire waits to make sure the runner touch their bases before heading off the field. (Situation ATL @ NYM Game 162 R1, R2, two out, Atlanta leads 6-4 in the bottom of the eleventh. So, slightly different, but still.)

 

I also have to wonder why no players ever remain on the field on the off chance they’ll have something to appeal.