Force Out

Mid 3, 1:51: Chamberlain retired Chris Marrero on a force-out at second. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After walking the leadoff batter and getting a force-out from the second hitter, Glavine gave up a single, a single, a double, a single, a walk, a single, and then he hit a batter. ❋ Lang Whitaker (2011)

But the game ended with Jerry Hairston grounding into a force-out at second. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Run out: When the batter chooses to run (and this is a choice) he can be “thrown out” in baseball parlance if a fielder throws the ball back and hits the stump (or someone tags the stump with the ball) before the runner gets back to the wicket (the equivalent to a force-out in baseball). ❋ Unknown (2009)

She had hit the ball sharply in her previous at-bat, but this time her ground ball was fielded by the pitcher, who threw to home plate for the force-out. ❋ Pressman, Matt (2008)

Whether Mr. Merkle touched second or not has always been disputed, but Cubs second baseman Johnny Evers grabbed the ball, stepped on second and claimed a force-out. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Joe Klein would be the kind of second baseman for whom the infield fly rule was created: you know, runners on base in force-out situation – batter hits a shallow pop-up, runners have to hold. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Andy Pettitte going to second base for a force-out in the sixth inning of Game 6 when he could have forced out the lead runner at third. ❋ Unknown (2003)

He called for a ball from the umpire and stepped on second base, claiming to have retired Merkle on a force-out. ❋ William Safire (2003)

It's a force-out attempt aimed at us or at anybody who thinks our way. ❋ Raymond Z. Gallun (1952)

Storen got the first out by fanning Victorino, but Polanco's grounder up the middle compelled a diving Espinosa to toss to second for the force-out as Ruiz scored to make it 3-0. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"That force-out is a big out to get with nobody out, and it wasn't like it was a barehand play," Scioscia said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

With the scored tied 8-8 with one out in the 10th inning, infielder Dustin Ackley grounded into a force-out that scored Franklin Gutierrez from third base and ultimately led the Rainiers (14-22) to their second consecutive win and a series split with the RedHawks (16-19). ❋ Unknown (2011)

The deal that Peabody proposes requires only 50.1% of shares in favor, but it is unclear what sort of force-out provisions if any the company may have if successful.

Seattle scored an unearned run in the second inning when Holland failed to get a Trayvon Robinson grounder out of his glove in time to throw home for the force-out. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Jose Bautista hit what looked like a double-play ground ball but Los Angeles second baseman Howie Kendrick bobbled the ball after the force-out, leaving runners at first and third with one out. ❋ Doug Smith (2011)