Fly out/Tag up does the run score

[Guest Jason]

The is one out, first and third.  Fly all into the left center gap. Center fielder catches the ball.  Man on third tags and scores but the man on first gets doubled off. Man scores before the out at first. Does the run count?  And how is it explained in the rules?

[noumpere]

Yes the run counts.  It's explained in the rule "how a run scores" -- the third out was not a force out, by a preceding runner or by the batter-runner before reaching first.  (It was a non-force appeal out.) So, it's a time play.

 

5.08 How a Team Scores
(a) One run shall be scored each time a runner legally advances to
and touches first, second, third and home base before three men
are put out to end the inning.
EXCEPTION: A run is not scored if the runner ad -
vances to home base during a play in which the third out
is made (1) by the batter-runner before he touches first
base; (2) by any runner being forced out; or (3) by a preceding
runner who is declared out because he failed to
touch one of the bases.

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APPROVED RULING: One out, Jones on third, Smith on
first, and Brown flies out to right field. Two outs. Jones
tags up and scores after the catch. Smith attempted to
return to first but the right fielder’s throw beat him to the
base. Three outs. But Jones scored before the throw to
catch Smith reached first base, hence Jones’ run counts.
It was not a force play.

 

 

[Guest Nate]

31 minutes ago, Guest Jason said:

The is one out, first and third.  Fly all into the left center gap. Center fielder catches the ball.  Man on third tags and scores but the man on first gets doubled off. Man scores before the out at first. Does the run count?  And how is it explained in the rules?

Yes the run counts. If you had a partner, you would have signaled timing play for that exact reason. Double tags and things like a pop up and runner is out at second because he only went half way, etc

[MT73]

Not a force out.