AboutTom Schott Expertise I will deal with the major leagues only from 19th century to present. I`m good on baseball history, records, statistics, ballparks. Try to stick to on-the-field stuff. I`m not interested in personal off-the-field stuff like spouses, girl friends, drug habits, salaries, mascots, etc. If you already know the answer to the question, please don't ask it. I don't want to play "stump the expert."
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Question QUESTION: The answer given to the above question indicated that in the AL, the most runs scored in the 9th inning was 9; then two teams were identified: Boston vs Milwaukee, 1901, with the score being 13-2 and Cleveland vs NY, 1929,with a score of 14-6. My question is: why did the games not end when the winning team scored 3 runs (Bos.vs Milw.13-2) and 7 runs (Clev.vs NY.14-6) Doesn't a game end when the home team scores a go-ahead run...were the rules different in 1901 and 1929? Anxiously awaiting your response. Thanks, Ron
ANSWER: Ron,
I'm sorry. I misunderstood the question. The rules were not different. I cannot be any more precise than to say what the most runs scored with two outs in bottom of the ninth. (Theoretically a team could have scored more than 9 runs with no outs or one out, but I cannot verify this.) What I can verify is that the record with two outs on the home team is 9 runs.
AL Cleveland beat Washington 14-13 on May 23, 1901, by scoring 9 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2 outs and no men on base. See: http://tinyurl.com/35c4vv
NL New York beat Pittsburgh 8-7 on May 1, 1973, by scoring 7 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2 outs and one on. See: http://tinyurl.com/3b997f
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QUESTION: Hi, Tom Thanks for the quick response to my question. Let me try it again: The initial question found on the internet was: "What were the most runs scored by a team in the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs?" The response was that in the AL, the most runs scored were 9, then the following teams were identified: Boston vs. Mlwaukee, 1901, and the score was 13 - 2. My question is:if the home team won 13 - 2 in the botom of the 9th, why didn't the game end when the home team scored at least 3 runs since that put them ahead; how was it that the home team was able to score 10 more runs even though they won once the 3rd run scored. The same situation prevailed with the Cleveland vs NY game in 1929, when the final score was 14 - 6...why didn't the game end when Cleveland scored its 7th run.
Answer Ron,
My initial error was in answering was in giving the reply you cite, but it was because I overlooked that the answer had to be teams that scored in the =bottom= of the 9th inning. Obviously, in the two games I cited, we're not talking about the =home= team but the =visitors= who scored runs in the 9th. Have we got it now?
