What's the final score?

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Oct 19, 2009
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I'm right here.
Score is 0-0.

Inning is bottom of the 7th.

First batter walks.

Next batter hits an over the fence walk-off homerun.

What's the final score?
 
Jul 19, 2014
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Madison, WI
Got in a conversation the other day about this. Someone claimed the final score is 1-0 because once that first runner crosses the plate the game is won & over.

There was one time I was watching a baseball game on TV. The batter hit one over the fence with runners on base. I think it was bases loaded. It was either a tie game or down a run at that point.

Anyway, the runners on base all touched home, and the score was updated accordingly. The batter rounded third, and went straight to the dugout to celebrate the victory. Because he never touched home, it was ruled a 3 RBI triple, even though it went over the fence. I think the announcer made it clear that had the batter run home, his run would count as part of the score, and it would've been scored a HR.

I couldn't quote the MLB rules, or if what I thought the rules said were correct, and I don't know if softball has different rules.
 
Jul 16, 2013
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2-0.

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This is correct, but only on an OTF home run. If under the same situation there was runner's on 2nd and 3rd, and the next batter hit a game winning single, it would end 1-0. Even if the 2nd runner attempted to score, that run would not count. OTF home run changes the scenario.

The incident I remember best was the 1999 NLCS, in which Robin Ventura hit a walk off grand slam. His hit was actually classified an RBI single because only one run scored. Once that winning run scored, the rest of the players started celebrating and never touched home plate. See link below... I actually remember watching that game. Man I'm getting old...

The Grand Slam Single and Other Home Runs That Didn't Count | Mental Floss
 
Jul 19, 2014
2,390
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Madison, WI
This is correct, but only on an OTF home run. If under the same situation there was runner's on 2nd and 3rd, and the next batter hit a game winning single, it would end 1-0. Even if the 2nd runner attempted to score, that run would not count. OTF home run changes the scenario.

The incident I remember best was the 1999 NLCS, in which Robin Ventura hit a walk off grand slam. His hit was actually classified an RBI single because only one run scored. Once that winning run scored, the rest of the players started celebrating and never touched home plate. See link below... I actually remember watching that game. Man I'm getting old...

The Grand Slam Single and Other Home Runs That Didn't Count | Mental Floss


That is what I was talking about above. My memory is getting bad. It was a grand slam turned single, not triple. My apologies.
 
Mar 14, 2017
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Not if the ball clears the fence. If it was an inside the park HR it would end when the first run scored, and the batter would likely be credited with a double or where ever they completed when the runner scored.
 
Aug 29, 2011
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Got in a conversation the other day about this. Someone claimed the final score is 1-0 because once that first runner crosses the plate the game is won & over.

About 100 years ago this was true in major league baseball. But as others have said over the fence HR you count all runs unless there is some base running infraction that would void one or more of the runs.

I seem to recall MLB playoff game between the Mets and Braves (possibly 2000) where Robin Ventura hit a walk off grand slam but was only credited with an RBI single for some reason.

edit - smh - I see someone already posted t he Ventura example.
 

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