Merkle’s Bonehead Play applies to baseball rule four – specifically 4.09. It has to do with a batted ball and touching bases by every runner to end a game with the sacks full. HANK O’DAY UMPIRE & MANAGER “On a batted ball a run cannot score if all runners do not touch the next base or …
Baseball Rule Six explains all aspects of a batter and batter-runner when a batter is out. You will also find rules concerning the batter’s box and the three-foot running lane 6.01 (a)(b) Batters must bat in order 6.02 Once the batter is in the batter’s box and the pitcher is set, if he leaves the box …
Baseball game of rules. Baseball is a game of rules. The following is a history of the Rules of the Game of Baseball. In the early days baseball games were officiated by the players. Obviously arguments ensued. The catcher called balls and strikes and infielders argued safe and out calls. Imagine a catcher making a play …
This section contains questions pertaining to MLB Rule Five – Putting the Ball in Play. It is designed as a self-test to challenge your knowledge. Answers and rulings are given at the end. 1. The ball remains live when any award of a base on balls is made A. always B. sometimes C. never …
In Game Management Principles Six we discuss ejection for arguing balls and strikes, close plays on the bases, calling a hitter on strikes and coaches bringing up old calls. EJECTION: ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES: Few things are as calculated to make a coach take control of his players than warning him when you don’t know …
The Marty Appel interview of Jimmy Piersall was unusual to say the least. Jimmy Piersall is now approaching 85 years old, an unforgettable character in baseball in the 1950’s. Piersall wrote a book of his bizarre actions on the baseball diamond. He was diagnosed with mental illness and was sent to an institution and received electric …
Baseball rule seven deals with a base runner advancing or being put out, rulings on runner obstruction and bases occupied are defined. 7.01 This rule is self-explanatory. Still Read It! 7.02 A batter needs to touch all bases in order. If he misses a base he can return and retouch. However he must retouch in …
Baseball rule changes have occurred many times throughout baseball’s history. In this page we will explore the changes in baseball since the inception of the Knickerbocker Rules of 1845 by Alexander Cartwright BASEBALL RULE CHANGES OVER THE YEARS 1845: While there are no restrictions on bat size or shape at the game’s inception, the ball …
This section contains questions pertaining to MLB Rule Six – The Batter. It is designed as a self-test to challenge your knowledge. Answers and rulings are given at the end. 1. B1 bunts and F2 fields the ball in front of the plate. B1 is running in fair territory past the start of the three-foot …
The following baseball rule eight concerns the pitcher and discusses the Two Pitcher Positions, Balks and illegal pitches. An amateur baseball umpire must know this rule. 8.01 An umpire must know the two legal deliveries of The Pitcher 1. The Windup Position 2. The Set Position It is important that the pitcher take …