How is this possible?

First and second, no one out, and Russ Canzler hits an L6 Double Play. How can that happen? I thought a lomax is a triple play in that situation, and a lineout would just be a single out...

Link to the game is always helpful ....

http://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/game/playbyplay/347523/951

Sorry, I meant to post it, I just forgot I guess. It was a 3-2, which is a lo max on Canzler's card. But in this case, it didn't max

Just a guess....

Seems like because the runners were 1st and 3rd, the LO max only applied to the lead runner. Maybe if it was 1st & 2nd or 2nd & 3rd it would have been a Triple Play.?

Games rules state:

LO(3b)max -- Lineout into the maximum number of outs possible. If one other runner is on base with zero or one outs, it's a double play. If two or more runners with zero outs, there is a chance for a triple play.

From Baseball Think Factory SOM Super-Advanced Game Instructions :

LO( )max

When a reading of LO( )max occurs in a situation where a triple play would occur, roll the 20-sided die and refer to the following to determine the outcome of the play:

1-7 LINEOUT - TRIPLE PLAY!

8-20 Lineout double play - lead runner doubled off.


http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/btf ... mrules.htm

I started playing SOM in 1965. I can't imagine playing w/ cards and dice now with the super advanced rules, you need to be a sort of SOM lawyer to keep up with things like this, glad the online version does this for me.

JT

Thanks for the answer!