
Effectively Wild Episode 1873: Puke and Rally Cap
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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How to Score a Walk Off Hit
The question of how to score a walk off hit was first codified in the 19 20 rules. The practice before then had been to give the batter the smallest number of bases that would force in the winning run. But at the same time, the exception was made giving a fair ball hit out of the field of play. It seems likely that between 19 31 and 19 50, a score would have given the batter a double on a walk off ground,. rule double, as there was no judgment involved. Pray bring grief down upon their heads, exactly.
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