October 28, 2008
Not a Recent Change
Contra to what I posted earlier from MLB.com, the game five would have been suspended under rules dating back to 1980:
1980-2006
Rule 4.11 (d)
A called game ends the moment the umpire terminates play. EXCEPTION: If the game is called during an uncompleted inning, the game becomes a SUSPENDED game in each of the following situations:
(1) The visiting team has scored one or more runs to tie the score and the home team has not scored.
(2) The visiting team has scored one or more runs to take the lead and the home team has not tied the score or retaken the lead.
So the idea of the inning reverting to the previous completed inning hasn't been in effect for nearly three decades. Thanks to Andy Hulme for the pointer.
Posted by David Pinto at
01:07 PM
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