Rule Questions

jtur88 · April 28th, 2008, 11:46 AM

Here's one that just occured to me.

Say the batter grounds in the infield, and the wild over-throw to first is touched by a spectator. But the batter missed first base, and went on to slide safely into second. Is he out on appeal for missing first? Or is he, on the overthrow and fan interference, entitled to at least first base, being one base after the last base he reached safely, interpreted as home while the batter? If the ball was dead as soon as it was touched by a fan, his act of stepping on second occurred during a dead ball, and is not relevant to missing first, right? If the umpire awards the bases after the interference, can missing first be appealed if the umpire has already awarded him second? Or must the umpire observe that first base was missed in making his award, without an appeal having been made by the defense?

April 28th, 2008, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	Rule Questions Here's one that just occured to me. Say the batter grounds in the infield, and the wild over-throw to first is touched by a spectator. But the batter missed first base, and went on to slide safely into second. Is he out on appeal for missing first? Or is he, on the overthrow and fan interference, entitled to at least first base, being one base after the last base he reached safely, interpreted as home while the batter? If the ball was dead as soon as it was touched by a fan, his act of stepping on second occurred during a dead ball, and is not relevant to missing first, right? If the umpire awards the bases after the interference, can missing first be appealed if the umpire has already awarded him second? Or must the umpire observe that first base was missed in making his award, without an appeal having been made by the defense? __________________ ------------------ When people ask what I hope to see before I die, I answer that I've already seen too much.