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Rule 4.19these rules. No protest shall ever be permitted on judgment decisions by the umpire. In allprotested games, the decision of the League President shall be final.Even if it is held that the protested decision violated the rules, no replay of thegame will be ordered unless in the opinion of the League President the violation adverselyaffected the protesting team’s chances of winning the game.Rule 4.19 Comment: Whenever a manager protests a game because of alleged misapplicationof the rules the protest will not be recognized unless the umpires are notified at the time the play underprotest occurs and before the next pitch, play or attempted play. A protest arising on a game-endingplay may be filed until 12 noon the following day with the league office.32
Rule 5.01 to 5.095.00—Putting the Ball in Play. Live Ball.5.01 At the time set for beginning the game the umpire-in-chief shall call “Play.”5.02 After the umpire calls “Play” the ball is alive and in play and remains alive and inplay until for legal cause, or at the umpire’s call of “Time” suspending play, the ballbecomes dead. While the ball is dead no player may be put out, no bases may be run andno runs may be scored, except that runners may advance one or more bases as the result ofacts which occurred while the ball was alive (such as, but not limited to a balk, an overthrow,interference, or a home run or other fair ball hit out of the playing field).Rule 5.02 Comment: Should a ball come partially apart in a game, it is in play until the playis completed.5.03 The pitcher shall deliver the pitch to the batter who may elect to strike the ball, orwho may not offer at it, as he chooses.5.04 The offensive team’s objective is to have its batter become a runner, and its runnersadvance.5.05 The defensive team’s objective is to prevent offensive players from becoming runners,and to prevent their advance around the bases.5.06 When a batter becomes a runner and touches all bases legally he shall score one runfor his team.Rule 5.06 Comment: A run legally scored cannot be nullified by subsequent action of the runner,such as but not limited to an effort to return to third base in the belief that he had left the basebefore a caught fly ball.5.07 When three offensive players are legally put out, that team takes the field and theopposing team becomes the offensive team.5.08 If a thrown ball accidentally touches a base coach, or a pitched or thrown balltouches an umpire, the ball is alive and in play. However, if the coach interferes with athrown ball, the runner is out.5.09 The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base, or return to their bases, withoutliability to be put out, when—(a) A pitched ball touches a batter, or his clothing, while in his legal batting position;runners, if forced, advance;(b) The plate umpire interferes with the catcher’s throw attempting to prevent a stolenbase or retire a runner on a pick-off play; runners may not advance.NOTE: The interference shall be disregarded if the catcher’s throw retires the runner.Rule 5.09(b) Comment: Umpire interference may also occur when an umpire interferes witha catcher returning the ball to the pitcher.(c) A balk is committed; runners advance; (See Penalty 8.05.)(d)(e)A ball is illegally batted; runners return;A foul ball is not caught, in which case runners return to their bases. The umpirein-chiefshall not put the ball in play until all runners have retouched their bases;33
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OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULESRecodified,
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IMPORTANT NOTES(1) The Playing Rule
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Table of Contents2015 Official Base
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5.10 Substitutions and Pitching Cha
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9.23 Guidelines for Cumulative Perf
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Rule 2.012.00-THE PLAYING FIELD2.01
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2.04 (1.07) The Pitcher’s PlateTh
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Rule 3.02 to 3.03NOTE: If the umpir
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4.01 (3.01) Umpire DutiesRule 4.014
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Rule 4.03player in the batting orde
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umpire-in-chief shall make and enfo
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5.00-PLAYING THE GAME5.01 Starting
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Rule 5.04(2) The batter shall not l
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Rule 5.04(iii) A member of either t
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Rule 5.05shrubbery, or vines on the
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Rule 5.05 to 5.06manager may rather
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Rule 5.06or among spectators or int
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Rule 5.06APPROVED RULING: If all ru
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Rule 5.06he is awarded and all inte
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Rule 5.06 to 5.07by a fielder befor
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Rule 5.07The pitcher, following his
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Rule 5.085.08 (4.09) How a Team Sco
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Rule 5.08 to 5.09umpire’s decisio
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Rule 5.09(5) An Infield Fly is decl
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Rule 5.09Rule 5.09(a)(13) Comment (
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Rule 5.09(5) He fails to retouch hi
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Rule 5.09Rule 5.09(b)(11) Comment (
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Rule 5.09 to 5.10precedence in dete
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Rule 5.10(d) (3.03) A player once r
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Rule 5.10is put out or reaches firs
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Rule 5.10 to 5.11ner, then this pit
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Rule 5.11assumed a position on defe
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Rule 5.12(8) Except in the cases st
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Rule 6.01(6) If, in the judgment of
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Rule 6.01Rule 6.01(a) Penalty for I
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Rule 6.01cases, the umpire shall ca
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Rule 6.01(f ) (5.08) Coach and Umpi
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Rule 6.01For example: An infielder
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Rule 6.02back edge of the pitcher
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Rule 6.02APPROVED RULING: A runner
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Rule 6.02(A) Expel the pitcher, or
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Rule 6.03called out. Umpires should
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Rule 6.03(6) When the proper batter
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Rule 6.03 to 6.04runner. He does no
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Rule 7.017.00-ENDING THE GAME7.01 (
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Rule 7.02(1) A curfew imposed by la
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Rule 7.02(3) If suspended on the la
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Rule 7.037.03 Forfeited Games(a) (4
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Rule 8.01 to 8.028.00-THE UMPIRE (9
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Rule 8.02the pitch a ball, but not
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Rule 8.03 to 8.04sultation, with no
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Instructions to Umpiresstampeded by
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Rule 9.01municating with the offici
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from the point of protest, the game
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Rule 9.02batters in the sixth, noti
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Rule 9.03(b) The official scorer sh
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(1) unaided by an error and as part
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Rule 9.05 to 9.06(1) runner is forc
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Rule 9.06base and is tagged out, th
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Rule 9.07more extra bases, or permi
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9.08 SacrificesThe official scorer
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Rule 9.09(7) batter is called out f
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(2) the pitcher when, as the result
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Rule 9.12(2) when such fielder muff
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Rule 9.12 to 9.13(e) The official s
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(a) The official scorer shall score
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Rule 9.16run has scored, charged as
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Abel to third base. Charlie grounds
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Rule 9.16 to 9.17three runs. The of
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his team maintain its lead. In such
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Rule 9.21 to 9.22game. All such pla
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Rule 9.22 to 9.23If, for example, A
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Definitions of TermsDEFINITIONS OF
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Definitions of TermsA COACH is a te
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Definitions of Termsis removed duri
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Definitions of Termsas on any fly b
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Definitions of TermsOFFENSE is the
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Definitions of Terms(e)(f)(g)Touche
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APPENDICES
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Page 182 and 183: FOREWORDThis code of rules governs
Page 184 and 185: Summary of Rule Changes for 2015The
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Page 190 and 191: Diagram No. 3Suggested Layout of Pi
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Page 195 and 196: Rule 2.00the catch, the fielder sha
Page 197 and 198: Rule 2.00A foul fly shall be judged
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Rule 10.16In an inning in which a b
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Rule 10.16 to 10.17Rule 10.16(i) Co
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Rule 10.19 to 10.21(1) He enters th
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Rule 10.22 to 10.23Rule 10.22(b) Co
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IndexLive ball deflected into 7.05(
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IndexObstruction—2.00, 7.06, 7.09
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IndexTie Game—2.00, 4.10(d), 4.12
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