runner on third, pitch gets past catcher...hits off wall...careens past catcher chasing it...back to the pitcher charging home to cover the throw. pitcher tags out runner trying to score from third.

Did the pitcher just throw a wild pitch and record an unassisted putout on an attemted steal, on the same pitch?

No wild pitch is scored unless a runner somewhere advances. In your example, the runner from 3d is out stealing, 1u.

Actually, there's no caught stealing unless the runner started toward the plate before the ball got past the catcher. If he moved because the ball got away, its just an out advancing.

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Originally posted by DownTheLine:
Actually, there's no caught stealing unless the runner started toward the plate before the ball got past the catcher. If he moved because the ball got away, its just an out advancing.

Interesting, thanks guys. I hadn't thought of it that way.