Show four runs are scored as player strikes out freak plays are numerous in baseball but barney burch owner of the omaha western league dab club describes what he believes was the greatest of all it was four runs on a strikeout strike out it happened in the des moines omaha game on may 24 1926 V 26 with two out an omaha player singled tuo others walked filling the bases then chuck carroll omaha shortstop formed fanned on a low ball which rolled to the grandstand instead of retrieving the ball and touching carroll or the home plate the des moines catcher homer flomer haworth ia rolled the ball to the pitchers box bos the three omaha base runners started to leave for their positions but durch noticed the situation sent them back to their bases and ordered them to run home they did scoring four runs while the des moines players looked on in bewilderment our man on first passed the one on second in the homeward rush durch said but the umpires empires notice it IL the runs were allowed and from that day haworth was the most particular man in baseball about the third strike |