Stealing Home Trivia

[stevethesoxfan]

A question (I don't know the answer):

If you steal home, you obviously get credit for a Run Scored. But do you also get an RBI?

You didn't "bat in" the run, but only because of your actions did the run score. My gut tells me that you don't get an RBI, but if that is the case it is not fair.

Ty Cobb stole home FIFTY FOUR times in his career, the record. In second is Max Carey with 33, then George Burns with 28 and Honus Wagner with 27. The only latter-day player with much success was Rod Carew with 17.

The record for a season is also Cobb, with 8.

[Gehrig]

I'm going to guess that he does not. I believe only a player in the batters box can earn an RBI. The batter must "cause" the run to score, ie hit, sac fly, HBP...

[LL78]

This sounds right, since the run was not "battted" in.Thats why they call it "RBI". Has to batted in to be an RBI. You can only bat yourself in with a HR

[Nome]

LL78 has it right on. The only instance where, as far as I know, where a batter can cause a runner to score by hitting a ball and doesn't get a RBI is when he hits into a DP. However, I believe that if he hits into a tailor made DP and say the first baseman makes a gross error or inadvertainly has his foot off the bag and the DP isn't completed, the batter gets credit for the RBI. It doesn't seem fair to treat the two similar situations differently.

Andy