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Originally posted by rbhollow63
I just never had heard of a game in the bottom of the ninth being won by more than a run when a homer isn't involved.
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Not only that, but there was a time when even a home run would not allow a team to win in the bottom of the ninth (or extra) inning by more than one run. The batter was credited with only a hit equal to whatever number of bases was needed to get the baserunner to score the winning run. Any extra baserunners and runs scored by the home run were ignored.
A number of major league players lost home runs because of this rule.