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2012-02-10 Baseball Instruction - Double play:

Mike,    The run would not score. Using Official Baseball Rules, Rule 4.09(a) states: "One run shall be scored each time a runner legally advances to and touches first, second, third and home base before

2012-02-10 Baseball Instruction - Winning/Losing Pitcher:

Good Day...What a great question but it carries a very simple answer....The losing pitcher is simply the pitcher of record at the time.  Therefore no matter what happens or in what order pitcher B is the

2012-01-30 Minor League Baseball - Wes Hodges:

bob,     sorry for not responding sooner, your question did not get e-,mailed to me until yesterday.   i briefly looked up hodges minor league numbers. i really don't think he has any chance to make it

2012-01-25 Baseball Trivia (General) - Red Sox No Hitters, 1950-1970:

Hello, David,      There were four Red Sox no-hitters thrown from 1950 to 1970. None of them, as far as I can discern, involved anything like the circumstances you describe. The four no-hit pitchers were:

2011-12-17 Baseball Instruction - FPSB:

Tricia;    As long as the release of the ball was "deliberate and intentional" then the out should stand.  If the 2nd baseman dropped the ball and it wasn't deliberate and intentional then the runner would