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Situation-1 - Junior/Senior/Big League Baseball. One out ... runner on third base ... two strikes on the batter. The runner is stealing home and the pitch hits him/her in the batter's strike zone. IS THE RUNNER SENT BACK TO THIRD?
Situation 2 - One out ... runners on first and second. Batter smashes a double to left field. Runner from second scores but runner from first is thrown out at the plate. The batter advances to second safely BUT is declared out on appeal for missing first base. DOES THE RUN SCORE?
Situation 3 - Runner on first, no outs, the batter hits a fly ball to left field. As the ball hits the left fielder's glove, the runner tags and breaks for second. The ball is juggled but the center fielder makes the catch before the ball hits the ground. The defensive team appeals that the runner left before the ball was caught ... IS THE RUNNER OUT FOR LEAVING TOO SOON?
Situation 4 - After a run-saving catch by the right fielder, the opposing manager approaches the umpire to complain that he/she thinks the right fielder is using an illegal glove - one that measures more than twelve inches from top to bottom. Upon closer examination, the umpire agrees. IS THE OUT NULLIFIED AND DOES THE RUN COUNT?
Situation 5 - Runner on third... the batter lifts a short popup near the third base dugout and stands. The third baseman gets to the fence in time and reaches into the stands to make the catch. He/she makes the catch but is off balance and falls in among the spectators. The runner tags but is thrown "out" by the third baseman. IS THIS A DOUBLE PLAY?
Situation 6 - Two outs... runner on third base... two strikes on the batter. Runner is stealing home and the pitch hits him/her in the strike zone. DOES THE RUN COUNT?
Situation 7 - The pitcher has a no-hitter in the 7th with one out. With a runner on first, the batter hits a ground ball between first and second... the ball strikes the runner enroute to second ... preventing the second baseman from making a play. The umpire calls the runner out for interference. IS THE NO-HITTER still INTACT?
Situation 8 - One out... bottom of the 6th inning. . . score tied with a runner on first. Batter hits a home run over the fence, runner rounds second and then cuts across the diamond to his/her dugout thinking the home run automatically wins the game. The batter-runner advances legally around all the bases. IS THIS GAME OVER?
Situation 9 - Runners on first and third... l out. The runner from first is stealing on the pitch... a fly ball is hit to right field. The ball is caught for the second out. The runner from third properly tags and scores but the runner from first is slow getting back to first and is thrown out at first for the third out before the can retouch. DOES THE RUN COUNT?
Situation 10 - Runner on first... 3-2 count on the batter. The batter checks his/her swing... the umpire calls ball 4 and the catcher asks the ump to "get help." The base umpire reverses the call to strike 3 and declares the batter out. Meanwhile... the runner from first has started a slow trot to second and is tagged. IS THE RUNNER OUT?
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Situation 1 - 6.05(m). No. The run counts but the batter is called out on strike three.
Situation 2 - 4.09(a). No run scores. The runner crossed the plate on a play in which the batter-runner made the third out BEFORE he/she touched first base.
Situation 3 - 2.00 Catch. No. The runner may tag up and advance the instant the first fielder touches the ball.
Situation 4 - 4.19. No. The out stands. The glove is removed from the game and the game continues.
Situation 5 - 7.04(b). This batter is out on the legal catch. The runner is awarded home since the fielder "fell" into a dead ball area. No double play.
Situation 6 - 6.05(m). No. The batter is declared out on strike three for the third out and the run does not count.
Situation 7 - Tried to sneak one in for you connoisseurs of scorekeeping. The batter is credited with a base hit!
Situation 8 - 7.08(a)/4.09(a)/7.05(a). This game is history. The runner is declared out for the second out because he/she "abandoned the bases" but the batter-runner legally scored the winning run with two outs.
Situation 9 - 4.09(a). The run counts. It scored before the third out was made. The third out was not a force out since the batter had been retired.
Situation 10 - 9.02(a). Base runners must be alert that a reversed call may be made, the ball is in play and this runner is out. Double play.
