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Originally Posted by Didace
An over the fence home run always counts - unless the runners screw up as noted. What you don't get is 3 RBI on a bases loaded double. Only the winning run counts and you only get a single.
This is the correct answer. A home run is a home run no matter how many men are on base so if the score is 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth and the batter hits a grand slam then the final is 8-4. In the same situation and the batter gets a hit and not a home run, the game is over after the first run crosses the plate (why would the defense keep playing if the winning run crosses the plate) and the batter is credited with a single.
That being said, for example, there is a guy only on first base, the batter hits the ball in the gap, and the runner scores. The official scorer can, and probably will, credit the batter with a double.