From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!ihps3!ixn5c!ihlpb!jimph Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Title: So you think you know baseball... Article-I.D.: ihlpb.228 Posted: Wed Sep 1 10:30:13 1982 Received: Mon Sep 6 01:23:44 1982 What do you call when... There is a runner on third base with nobody out. A fly ball is hit to left field. The runner watches intently as the fielder runs hard to the line to catch the ball. As soon as the ball hits the fielder's glove, the runner is off towards home. But the fielder is running so hard that the ball hits the heel of his glove and bounces off. He recovers quickly to make the catch but by this time the runner is halfway home. The fielder throws to third base and the third baseman tags the base. Is the runner safe or out and why?????????? Jim Hendricks