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Baseball Rules and Regulations
This category is for questions regarding the rules and regulations of baseball which includes asking about rules on safe and out calls, error calls, home run calls and much more.
3,260 Questions
What percentage of outs occur at first base in baseball?
A runner on first base with no outs has a 43 percent chance of scoring; a runner on second base with one out, say one who has been advanced there by a sacrifice bunt, has only a 45 percent chance of scoring. So the sacrifice increases the chance by only 2 percent! A runner who successfully steals second base with no outs, however, has a 60 percent chance of scoring a run-decidedly better odds.
What happens in rounders when a batter hits the ball behind them?
I'm not sure if you mean "baseball" when you say "rounders," but if you are, nothing happens if the batter drops the bat in baseball.
Can you cross home plate while batting?
Yes, of course he can as long has he stays within 3 feet of a line directly between him and either base, he can go either direction. He's still obligated to get to the base ahead of him eventually if there's a force.
Are MLB players allowed to use aluminum bats?
No...they are now banning aluminum bats for high schools in such states as New York because of how hard the baseball comes off the bat. If they were to use aluminum bats in the MLB, I guarantee you that there would have been at least 3 pitchers killed from line drives since 2005.
What is the distance for bases in 13 year old baseball and the pitching distance?
pitchers mound 54 or 56 feet
bases 80 feet
Who decides if a error is committed in major league baseball?
The official scorekeeper makes that decision.
How do you know what base to throw to in softbal?
A person would run the bases as fast as possible, but making sure to run towards the outside of the basepaths if forced outside the line. Also be sure to not intentionally interfere with the fielders.
Why is a batter called out if a foul tip is caught?
No.
MLB rule 2.00 defines a foul tip as follows:
" A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher's hands and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play. It is not a catch if it is a rebound, unless the ball has first touched the catcher's glove or hand. "
So the answer to your question is no since a foul tip that is caught is only considered a strike.
What is the distance between home plate and third base?
88.9 ft..........measurements are taken from center of 3b which is 12x12 and from center of home plate which is 17"......minus 8.5" plus minus of 6 inches from 3rd base rounds of at 88.9 ft.......
If the batter attempts to hit the ball but the pitch hits her does she get the base?
Yes. MLB Rule 6.08(b) makes no distinction as to whether the ball does or does not hit the ground prior to hitting the batter. MLB Rule 6.08(b) is below:
" He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless (1) The ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or (2) The batter makes no attempt to avoid being touched by the ball;
If the ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a strike, whether or not the batter tries to avoid the ball. If the ball is outside the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a ball if he makes no attempt to avoid being touched.
APPROVED RULING: When the batter is touched by a pitched ball which does not entitle him to first base, the ball is dead and no runner may advance. "
What parts of the body can the soccer ball touch without getting a penalty or foul?
Feet are the primary body part which controls the ball. Apart from these, Shoulders, Chest and Thighs are allowed to touch the ball. NO hand contact is allowed.
What happened in 1984 national league championship series?
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. Bob Gibson won two games on the mound for the Cards, including the crucial game seven in which he went the distance. It was the Cardinals first World Championship since 1946. After the series, Yogi Berra was fired as the Yankees manager after one year. Johnny Keene, the Cardinals' manager, resigned and was then hired to manage the Yankees.
Who is the best current pitcher in baseball?
Each year in the MLB an award is given out to the best pitcher in each league(the American League, and the National League) called the Cy Young award(named after a great pitcher in the 1900's). The winners of the two Cy Young awards for the 2010 season were Roy Halladay, and Felix Hernandez.
How many baseball players on the field?
Traditionally, there are nine players on the field... the batter is not included, because he is not a 'field' player/position. There are three outfielders, three basemen, a shortstop, a pitcher and a catcher... that equals 9.
How far off the baseline can a runner be if there is no play on him?
No, he cannot. The only time he can leave the 3 foot baseline is to avoid colliding with a fielder who is attempting to field the ball.
This rule is also supposed to include runners who purposely slide out of the baseline to break up a double-play, but sometimes Umpires forget how short of a distance 3 feet is.
Here is the official rule:
Rule 7.08 (1)
A runner is out when he runs more than three feet away from his base path to avoid being tagged unless his action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner's base path is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base he is attempting to reach safely.
This rule also helps to explain why it is okay for a runner rounding a base to swing more than 3 feet out of the baseline as they turn, because there is no tag attempt being made at the time they are out of the 3 foot boundary.
If, for any reason, the batter is already out of the baseline before a tag attempt is made, they are not allowed to dodge the tag attempt by moving back to the original baseline. Where they are currently at when a tag attempt begins is where the new baseline is established, and they cannot run 3 feet out of where they currently are. They must attempt a 3 foot wide straight line from their current position to the base they are trying to reach.
Can you strike out by four foul balls?
The batter can foul as often as necessary, unless there are 2 strikes and the batter bunts foul. That becomes a third strike and the batter is out. Also if there are two strikes and the batter foul-tips the ball into the catcher's mitt, that's also strike 3 and the batter is out.
If a ball bounces off the dirt and into the strike zone is it considered a strike or a ball?
A called strike cannot hit the ground and then go thru the strike zone. Baseball rule section 2.00 Definitions of Terms: A ball is a pitch which does not enter the strike zone in flight and is not struck at by the batter. If the pitch touches the ground and bounces through the strike zone it is a "ball". If such a pitch touches the batter, he shall be awarded first base. If the batter swings at such a pitch after two strikes, the ball cannot be caught, for the purposes of rule 6.05 (c) and 6.09 (b). If the batter hits such a pitch, the ensuing action shall be the same as if he hit the ball in flight.
What is the number of feet from first base to second base?
88 feet, the same as from home to first.
AnswerThis is a trick question. The distance from point to point is exactly 90 feet, but each bag is 1 foot wide, which means that the distance between them is, in fact, 88 feet.Each bag is a 15 inch by 15 inch square. First base is entirely inside the infield but second base is centered on the 90 foot point. So 90 feet minus 15 inches minus 7.5 inches = 90 feet minus 22.5 inches or 88 feet 1.5 inches.
Is it called a catcher or back catcher?
The full term is Catcher. In Canada it is referred to as Back Catcher.
Both are not correct. If it it must be part of your vernacular, then so be it, but both are not correct. If there is a "Back Catcher" then where is the "Front Catcher."
In Canada the term "hardball" is used too. Yes, a Baseball is hard, but the ball used in the game is a 'Baseball.'
I am a Canadian and am familiar with the term " back catcher." But it was always used in relation to kid's games of softball -- never baseball. "Hardball " is slang and has been used for generations in Canada to distinguish between thosewho play the game using the harder sphere as opposed to the game employing the lighter sphere that doesn't hurt so much when it hits you.
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In baseball when a batter strikeouts who gets credit for the out The pitcher or catcher?
MLB Rule 10.09b-4 is pretty unambiguous:
The official scorer shall credit an automatic putout to the catcher when a:
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(4) batter is called out for being touched by his own batted ball;
What is a runners average speed if the runner finishes in a 400m race in 50s?
The record time for the Boston Marathon is 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 14 seconds. Over 26.2 miles, that's an average of about a 4 minute, 48 second mile, or about 12 mph.
A base hit is a statistic credited to a batter when such batter reaches base safely, as set forth in this Rule 10.05.
(a) The official scorer shall credit a batter with a base hit when:
(6) a fielder unsuccessfully attempts to put out a preceding runner and, in the official scorer's judgment, the batter-runner would not have been put out at first base by ordinary effort.
(b)The official scorer shall not credit a base hit when a:
(4) fielder fails in an attempt to put out a preceding runner and, in the scorer's judgment, the batter-runner could have been put out at first base;
It all depends on what the official scorer thinks the possibility of a put out at 1st is. If they think the batter would have been out if they went directly to first then the batter doesnt get credit for a hit, if the score keeper feels he would have been safe, then it is a hit.
**If any lead runner is thrown out, then it is no hit, and scored as a fielder's choice
Does a fielders choice go towards a players on base percentage?
No. Any time a batter makes it on base, it counts towards his total bases, which is a part of the formula which calculates OBP. It does, however, affect his batting average.
If a hitter gets on base on an error and a run scores does the hitter get an RBI?
Usually, no. But the scorer may award an RBI if, in his or her judgment, the run would have scored even had the out been made. One example might be a routine, but deep, fly ball, where the runner would have scored even if the catch had been made. I think you might be asking this question the wrong way: If a run scores BECAUSE OF an error, then you don't get an RBI. However, it's entirely plausible to get an RBI on a play in which you reach on an error, as above, or an RBI groundout in which the runner would have scored from 3rd but the batter should have been retired.
The question of whether you get the RBI is not a matter of whether the BATTER reaches via error, but whether the guy who scores, SCORES because of the error.
it is scored a wp the batter doesn't get RBI
