Playing a Game Under Protest

We are currently playing our game against the White Sox under protest. In the 1st inning Konerko hit a groundball with the bases loaded. Callaspo got the out at the plate but as Iannetta tried to get the double play at 1st Konerko was out of the basepath and was blocking the throw to 1st, he made a good attempt but the throw pulled Pujols off the bag as he couldn't throw the ball to the bag. The replay showed he was clearly interfering and should have been called out.

Mike came out and argued and then we decided that we would play the rest of the game under protest. We then gave up 3 runs after we got the 2nd out and Konerko would have been the 3rd out.

I can remember a few cases of teams doing the same thing I think the Yankees and Phillies have both played games under protest in the past couple of years.

Here is the rule:

4.19
PROTESTING GAMES.
Each league shall adopt rules governing procedure for protesting a game, when a manager claims that an umpire’s decision is in violation of these rules. No protest shall ever be permitted on judgment decisions by the umpire. In all protested games, the decision of the League President shall be final.
Even if it is held that the protested decision violated the rules, no replay of the game will be ordered unless in the opinion of the League President the violation adversely affected the protesting team’s chances of winning the game.

Rule 4.19 Comment: Whenever a manager protests a game because of alleged misapplication of the rules the protest will not be recognized unless the umpires are notified at the time the play under protest occurs and before the next pitch, play or attempted play. A protest arising on a game-ending play may be filed until 12 noon the following day with the league office.

Does anybody know if a game has ever been replayed because of an appeal? What action is normally taken if an appeal is successful?

Also, if a replay could have been used then the game would have restarted a lot quicker than it took for the arguments and discussions that took place.

“(Ianetta) threw wild, Konerko going down to first was no way interfering with the play at first,” DeMuth said. “Konerko no way interfered with the play at first and that was our decision. It doesn't matter where he is running.”

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Whilst Konerko's run did stray from the base line, Iannetta still had a play but made a poor throw. The umpires ruled there was no interference, and judgement calls don't fall under 4.19 so I'd be very surprised if this went any further.

Exactly my thoughts Tuffers.

There seems to have been 14 games in total that have been replayed. The most famous is the 'pine tar' game. Thee were three in the seventies, only one in the fifties and sixties and a handful before that.

In 1983 the Royals and Yankees met on July 24, 1983 at Yankee Stadium. With his team trailing 4–3 in the top half of the ninth inning, George Brett of the Royals hit a 2-run home run to give his team the lead.

However, Yankees manager Billy Martin, who had noticed a large amount of pine tar on Brett's bat, requested that the umpires inspect his bat. The umpires ruled that the amount of pine tar on the bat exceeded the amount allowed by rule, nullified Brett's home run, and called him out. As Brett was the third out in the ninth inning with the home team in the lead, the game ended with a Yankees win.

The Royals protested the game, and American League president Lee MacPhail upheld their protest and ordered that the game be restarted from the point of Brett's home run. The game was restarted on August 18 and officially ended with the Royals winning 5–4.

The last successful protest was in 1986 for a game between the Cards and Pirates. St Louis was winning 4-1 in the top of the sixth inning when the game was called for rain after two delays. But the delays had been only 17 and 21 minutes, with a couple of pitches thrown in between. Pittsburgh protested because the rules require a wait of at least 75 minutes before calling a game after a first delay and 45 minutes for any subsequent delay. St. Louis won the continuation 4-2.