# How do you bunt for a double? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020 "2012-05-24T23:54:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/1 "2012-05-24T23:54:12Z")
The Tigers rookie centerfielder did it yesterday. Accidentally popped it over the charging third baseman? Can not find it on you tube. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/2 "2012-05-24T23:57:35Z")
[According to this](http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/05/detroit_tigers_quintin_berry_j.html): > [@](#): > > Berry squared to bunt the first pitch he saw from Cleveland right-hander Zach McAllister in the sixth inning Wednesday, prompting first baseman Casey Kotchman to charge. > > Hitless in his first two at-bats, Berry’s bunt sailed over Kotchman’s head and under the glove of second baseman Jason Kipnis into shallow rightfield for a double. [And here’s an animated GIF of it](http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1136569/BerryDouble.gif). ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/3 "2012-05-25T00:00:20Z")
You gotta think that may be a one-of-a-kind for all time, first ML hit is a bunt double. ---
**Author:** ![Mewl\_Dear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/4 "2012-05-25T00:50:28Z")
Thanks, I figured it was over a corner player. And I am sure he is the first. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/5 "2012-05-25T01:41:04Z")
> [@Mewl\_Dear](#): > > Thanks, I figured it was over a corner player. > And I am sure he is the first. It’s not 100% verified, so far as I know. It’s the 18th bunt double in the major leagues since 1988, according to Elias Sports Bureau. I think it’s quite likely he is the first, but I wouldn’t bet the house on it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/6 "2012-05-25T12:47:25Z")
Some of them happen when a slow roller goes up the line, and the 1st/3rd baseman waits to see if it will roll foul (until it finally hits the bag)-a Willie Wilson style speedster could end up on 2nd, at least on those nearly-extinct artificial turf fields. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/7 "2012-05-25T12:52:42Z")
> [@Mewl\_Dear](#): > > Can not find it on you tube. And you won’t find any MLB video on youtube. They guard it quite seriously. > **[Official Detroit Tigers Website | MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/tigers)** > > The official website of the Detroit Tigers with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/8 "2012-05-25T13:37:23Z")
Would it count as a double if an infielder overthrew first base? Or would that be an extra base due to an error? ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/9 "2012-05-25T13:52:23Z")
Mariano Duncan of the Dodgers did it back in the 80s in much the same way that **John DiFool** described - he bunted up the third base line and took second base when the third baseman waited too long to pick it up hoping the bunt would roll foul. ---
**Author:** ![Yaxche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@Yaxche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yaxche)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/10 "2012-05-25T14:12:05Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Would it count as a double if an infielder overthrew first base? > Or would that be an extra base due to an error? Single with a throwing error, so not a double in that case. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/11 "2012-05-25T15:39:26Z")
I would think that “run real fast” figures into the equation, too. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/12 "2012-05-25T16:07:01Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > I would think that “run real fast” figures into the equation, too. He actually made in into second standing up, even after being interfered with and overrunning first by quite a bit. If he was tagged out at second, would he have been awarded a double or a single with second on interference? ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/13 "2012-05-25T19:24:08Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > If he was tagged out at second, would he have been awarded a double or a single with second on interference? A single, with an error charged to the offending fielder for defensive obstruction (not interference). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/14 "2012-05-25T20:26:09Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > He actually made in into second standing up, even after being interfered with and overrunning first by quite a bit. If he was tagged out at second, would he have been awarded a double or a single with second on interference? Doesn’t interference have to occur within the base path? He was a good 10 feet beyond first base when he headed for second. The second baseman had every right to be where he was. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/15 "2012-05-25T20:59:29Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Doesn’t interference have to occur within the base path? I believe that “base path” is defined as where the runner is running in the natural state of things. If you overrun first on a play, and then head to second from a point 20’ past first base, the base path is the line between those two points rather than the direct line between first and second base. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-bunt-for-a-double/623020/16 "2012-05-25T21:16:15Z")
Actually, after looking at the rules, it would have been “obstruction,” not “interference.” “Outside the base path” only applies when there is a tag being made or attempted.