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Table of Contents2015 Official Baseball Rules1.00 – OBJECTIVES OF THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 –THE PLAYING FIELD2.01 Layout of the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.02 Home Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.03 The Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.04 The Pitcher’s Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.05 Benches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.00–EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS3.01 The Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.02 The Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.03 Player Uniforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.04 Catcher’s Mitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.05 First Baseman’s Glove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.06 Fielding Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.07 Pitcher’s Glove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.08 Helmets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.09 Undue Commercialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.10 Taking Equipment From the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.00 –GAME PRELIMINARIES4.01 Umpire Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.02 Field Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.03 Exchange of Lineup Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.04 Weather and Field Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.05 Special Ground Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144.06 No Fraternization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.07 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.08 Doubleheaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15viii
5.00–PLAYING THE GAME5.01 Starting the Game (“Play Ball!”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.02 Fielding Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.03 Base Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175.04 Batting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(a) Batting Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(b) The Batter’s Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(c) Completing Time at Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.05 When the Batter Becomes a Runner . . . . . . . . . . 225.06 Running the Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25(a) Occupying the Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25(b) Advancing Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25(c) Dead Balls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315.07 Pitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33(a) Legal Pitching Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33(1) The Windup Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33(2) The Set Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34(b) Warm-Up Pitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35(c) Pitcher Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35(d) Throwing to the Bases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36(e) Effect of Removing Pivot FootFrom Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36(f ) Ambidextrous Pitchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365.08 How a Team Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375.09 Making an Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39(a) Retiring the Batter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39(b) Retiring a Runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43(c) Appeal Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47(d) Effect of Preceding Runner’sFailure to Touch a Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49(e) Retiring the Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49ix
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Page 5 and 6: IMPORTANT NOTES(1) The Playing Rule
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Page 23 and 24: 4.01 (3.01) Umpire DutiesRule 4.014
Page 25 and 26: Rule 4.03player in the batting orde
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Page 37 and 38: Rule 5.05 to 5.06manager may rather
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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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Appendix 2Diagram No. 2Layout at Ho
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Appendix 4Dimensions of Fielder’s
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RULE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLEThis Cros
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RULE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLEThis Cros
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NOTES162
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2014 FORMAT
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Official Baseball Rules2015 Edition
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FOREWORDThis code of rules governs
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Summary of Rule Changes for 2015The
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Rule 1.04 to 1.10(b) No existing pl
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GRASS LINEDiagram No. 113'95' RADIU
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Diagram No. 3Suggested Layout of Pi
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Diagram No. 4HCHEFHHGDAHBIJ K L MDI
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Rule 2.00the catch, the fielder sha
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Rule 2.00A foul fly shall be judged
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Rule 2.00A LIVE BALL is a ball whic
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Rule 2.00(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)Is fouled b
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Rule 3.01 to 3.033.00—Game Prelim
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Rule 3.05 to 3.09(d)If a pitcher wh
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Rule 3.15 to 3.18touched by a throw
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Rule 4.03 to 4.064.03 When the ball
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Rule 4.09 to 4.10Example: One out,
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Rule 4.12(9) If a game is suspended
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Rule 4.13 to 4.19club for a longer
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Rule 5.01 to 5.095.00—Putting the
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Rule 5.10 to 5.11(f)(g)(h)When a fi
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Rule 6.02 to 6.05(d)THE BATTER’S
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Rule 6.05 to 6.06Rule 6.05(k) Comme
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Rule 6.07 to 6.08Rule 6.07 Comment:
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Rule 6.09 to 6.10(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)
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Rule 6.10In either case, the player
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Rule 7.04 to 7.05NOTE: When a runne
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Rule 7.06 to 7.087.06 When obstruct
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Rule 7.08Oversliding and overrunnin
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Rule 7.09 to 7.10have hindered a fi
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Rule 7.13return to the last base to
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Rule 8.01 to 8.02the ball in a deli
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Rule 8.02 to 8.05(c)Intentionally d
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Rule 8.05 to 8.06APPROVED RULING: I
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Rule 9.02 to 9.04ing bases; etc., a
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Rule 9.05When you enter a ball park
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Rule 10.01after a game concludes or
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Rule 10.02(3) Number of errors;(4)
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Rule 10.03 to 10.04batter’s safe
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Rule 10.05 to 10.06Rule 10.05(b) Co
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Rule 10.07(d)(e)(f)(g)official scor
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Rule 10.09 to 10.10(3) batter is ca
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Rule 10.12error if such fielder fie
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Rule 10.12 to 10.14(2) When the cat
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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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