Baseball Rules and Regulations

Yes. MLB Rule 6.05(g) states that a batter is out when "His fair ball touches him before touching a fielder". If the fair ball touches the batter before it touches a fielder, the batter is called out.

Bob Welch became the only pitcher to post 3 strikeouts of Tony Gwynn in a game on April 14, 1986.

the fielder would break down and the ball would fly into their face. the obviously too much chocolate silly fielder

Once the ball has gone 10 yards after being kicked during a kickoff, the ball is indeed live! During a punt, however, someone on the receiving team must touch the football for it to be live. The ball is always live during a kick. The only thing in question is who can recover, and when. On free kicks (including kickoffs and free kicks following a safety), the receiving team can recover the ball at any time, and the kicking team can recover either after it has traveled 10 yards or after the receiving team touches it after any distance. On scrimmage kicks (field goals and punts), the kicking team gives up possession of the ball unless (1) the ball fails to cross the line of scrimmage, (2) the kicking team then recovers the ball, and (3) the down played was not 4th down. In any other situation, the receiving team takes the ball. Once the ball crosses the line of scrimmage, the only way the kicking team can retake possession is if the receiving team fumbles, muffs, or touches the ball and the kicking team recovers.

It depends. The rule of thumb is for the second baseman to cover the base if a right-handed hitter is at the plate; shortstop for a left-handed hitter. The logic goes that hitters are more likely to 'pull' the pitch and having the infielder from the other side cover gives a team better defensive coverage.

There are two major things that can act on how far you hit a baseball. They are your stance and where on the bat you hit the ball. There are also other factors, such as what kind of pitch you are hitting, but they are not as major as the first two.

This is a subjective question, and there also are several variables that can come into play, the 2 most important being, who is coming to the plate, and what is the score. My personal feeling is that in most caes with no outs, I like to move the runners over, and then play for a sac fly, groundout or base hit. I like those odds, but as I said, it depends on several game factors. Hope this helps

Home plate is considered fair territory. Thus, if the ball hits home plate AND then never leaves fair territory, it remains a fair ball. However, if the ball hits home plate, and afterwards goes into foul territory before leaving the infield, then it is a foul ball.

One foul ball equals one strike unless it is the third strike.

There are 4 umpires in a regulation game. The umpire-in-chief stands behind home plate. The other 3 umpires stand somewhere behind each base. These umpires must stand at a position which will allow them to see a play clearly, so there's really no set position they must stand while a game is in session.

The bat has to have a -3 difference in the length and weight (exp. 32 inches long 29 ounces) and has to be BESR certified. This means the Bat Exit Speed Ratio that the ball can't come off the ball above a certain speed. i believe its 97 mph. So if ur bat is a -3 and has a BESR sticker on it its good

Yes, a pitcher can be moved to another position temporarily and then moved back to pitcher. Managers often made use of this strategy during the 1980's, moving a pitcher to a corner outfield position for one batter and then moving him back. As managers started carrying more and more relief pitchers on their rosters the need for this sort of maneuver lessened.

six...3 balls and 3 strikes, or 2 strikes and 4 balls.

The batter is the one who bats using a baseball bat at a baseball game on a baseball team in a baseball field during baseball season while wearing his baseball uniform. 0_o

Baseball is often played in series of 2, 3, or 4 games. It means that one team one two games and lost one game (2-1) while the other team of course went (1-2). If they split the first two games (1-1), the third game is called the rubber match because it determines who won the series. Phrases: Team took 2 out of 3. Best 2 out of 3 wins.

Yes, if it is a force out, as long as the fielder has the ball in his possession (glove or free hand) if he touches the bag before the runner with any part of his body then the runner would be called out.

Now if this was a play that required a tag, and the ball was in his bare hand and the tag is made with the glove, or visa-versa, then the runner is safe

The answer is six.

Load the bases with 3 singles (3)

single up the middle, runner thrown out at home 3 times in a row. (6)

The answer is six, but not in the manner listed above, which are actually 3 fielders choices. The real answer is:

2 singles to start the inning. Runners at first and second.

2 more singles with the lead runner thrown out at home. First and second, two out.

1 more single to load the bases. Bases loaded, two out.

The sixth batter hits a ball that hits one of the runners. The runner is the third out, and the batter is credited with a single.

The pitcher who allowed the runner to reach base that scored the run that put the opponent team ahead for the rest of the game is tagged with the loss. Once a pitcher's team reties the game, he's "off the hook" for the loss unless he once again allows the lead run that holds up for the rest of the game. An important distinction is that the pitcher who put the runner on base gets the loss, rather than the pitcher who allows the hit that scores the run.

The official rules state that a fielder need only hold a ball in his hand and touch a base. If the runner is forced to that base and the fielder touches the base while he is holding the ball, he is out. It does not say he has to step on the base. It just says he has to touch it.

The runner, on the other hand, must be tagged with the hand that holds the ball.

the bases in soft ball are generally 45 to 65 feet apart.

Use the Pythagorean theorem square root of C is equal to a^2 + b^2

Where a and b are the two base lines a - between first and second and b - between second and third... in most cases a and b should be equal numbers... square them and add them then take the square root of that to find your diagonal line through the square or diamond from third base to first base. Lets say the distance between the bases is 45 feet.

so the distance between first and third is the square root of 45 squared + 45 squared

2025 + 2025 = 4050

square root of 4050 is your answer

63.64 feet between first and third on a softball diamond that has 45 feet separation between bases.

In MLB, the front slope of the pitching mound begins 54' from the back point of home plate.

Not necessarily. A runner is called out if he intentionally leaves the baseline to avoid being tagged, but if he's simply taking a wide turn around a base that's perfectly legal.

No - only a piece of it - doesn't even need to be 50% or more - as long as the umpire sees ANY part of it in the zone its a strike