Letter

Who's On First?

May 1, 2000 – Letters from readers

Here's the play:

Men on second and third with one out. The batter flies to left, man on third tags up, man on second does not tag up, but runs to third.

The left fielder catches the ball, but throws to home too late to catch the runner scoring from third. However, the ball is relayed to second and arrives before the retreating base runner, who is called out.

Question: does the run from third count or does the double play nullify the run?

Edward Lee

Westfield, Massachusetts

Editor's Note: The run counts. It was scored before the runner on second was recorded out.