Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 28, 2012
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Although three outs end a team's at bat by the rules of Major League Baseball, it is possible for a team to pick up four outs and a half inning! The Archipelago Cinema in Thailand is a floating raft built as a movie theater! Million dollar baby! Rachel Evans of Australia prematurely gave birth to her daughter while visiting Canada in 2011, and received a CAN $1 million medical bill!
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According to someone called David Wade in an article on this; "Pitchers may record a strikeout, only to see the batter-runner still reach first safely. This is due to the “uncaught third strike rule.” In short, a third strike that bounds away from the catcher can result in the batter reaching first base and prolonging an inning. In fact, after such a strikeout, three more outs are required to end an inning. Innings with such a play may even have four strikeouts, and may have some thinking that means there were four outs in the inning.