has anyone ever seen a "skunk in the outfield" play attempted?

[mac266]

I've never umpired a game where this happened, but I'd like to think I'm aware enough to recognize it when it does.  I'd like to hear from umpires who had this happen when they were working.  Did the trick play score the run?

[LMSANS]

We did this in the 70s quite a bit. Sometimes successful, sometimes not. We even had a version where BB with R3, BR continues passed 1B and gets into a rundown hoping for R3 to get home.

The skunk doesn't always go to the outfield. The point of the play is to distract the defense enough for R3 to make it home. As an umpire, I have seen it a few times and the offense is usually successful. Of course there are a few different successes:

• R1 gets 2B 
• R3 gets home R1 gets 2B
• R3 gets home R1 gets 1b
• R3 gets home R1 is out

The best you can do as PU is move to 3bx and watch the action. 

The higher the level of ball, the most that is going to happen is R1 goes to 2B and is ignored by the defense.