[net.sport.baseball] Another Puzzler

flanagan (09/01/82)

Here is the situation:

	The Sox and Yankees have played 7 complete innings and the score
	is Sox 5, Yankees 4.  Clouds have hovered over Comiskey Park
	throughout the contest.

	In the top of the eighth, Nettles hits a homer to knot the score
	at 5.  Winfield follows with a four bagger to give New York the
	lead.

	In the bottom of the frame with nobody on, Luzinski clouts the
	ball out of the park just as the clouds burst. The game is
	obviously going to be stopped after Luzinski rounds the bases.

	Problem: Should Luzinski stop at third so that the final score
	reverts back to the last completed inning, thereby ensuring
	victory for the Sox?

	Is he compelled by the rules to complete his trip around the
	bases to tie the score?  In this case, did the fact that he hit
	a home run keep his team from winning the game?

	Jim Flanagan
	ihuxo!flanagan
	BTL - Indian Hill