OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES

umpire-in-chief shall make and enforce any special ground rules hethinks are made necessary by ground conditions, which shall notconflict with the official playing rules.4.06 (3.09) No FraternizationRule 4.05 to 4.08Players in uniform shall not address or mingle with spectators, norsit in the stands before, during, or after a game. No manager, coachor player shall address any spectator before or during a game.Players of opposing teams shall not fraternize at any time while inuniform.4.07 Security(a) (3.15) No person shall be allowed on the playing field during agame except players and coaches in uniform, managers, newsphotographers authorized by the home team, umpires, officersof the law in uniform and watchmen or other employees of thehome club.(b) (3.18) The home team shall provide police protection sufficientto preserve order. If a person, or persons, enter the playing fieldduring a game and interfere in any way with the play, the visitingteam may refuse to play until the field is cleared.PENALTY: If the field is not cleared in a reasonablelength of time, which shall in no case be less than 15 minutesafter the visiting team’s refusal to play, the umpirein-chiefmay forfeit the game to the visiting team.4.08 (4.13) Doubleheaders(a) (1) Only two championship games shall be played on one date.Completion of a suspended game shall not violate this rule.(a) (2) If two games are scheduled to be played for one admissionon one date, the first game shall be the regularly scheduledgame for that date.(b) After the start of the first game of a doubleheader, that gameshall be completed before the second game of the doubleheadershall begin.15