TWIB Explainer

MLB Fourth Out & Baseball Oddities Simulator

Interactive breakdown of Official Baseball Rule 5.09(c) & historic weird plays
Inning Top 9th
Runs Counted 0
Outs Recorded
1 Out
Appeal Status Available
Pitch is on the way with 1 out, runners on 2nd and 3rd...
0.0s
💡 Appeal must occur before infielders cross the foul lines!
Iconic Rule Presets MLB OBR
Official Rule Mechanics
Official Baseball Rule 5.09(c) - Appeal Plays "If proper appeal is made, obviously no run may score if the appeal result is the third out... Furthermore, the defense may select the out which is most advantageous to them." If an appeal yields a 4th out that would have prevented a run on a force or missed tag-up, it nullifies the earlier run!
Official Scorebook Ledger Live Notation
Batter / Runner Action Result
#3 Batter F-9 (RF Fly) Out #2
R2 (from 2B) Tag-up to 3B (9-5) Out #3
R3 (from 3B) Scored at 4.2s (Left Early) Appeal Out #4 (No Run)
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