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TOPIC: Who's the batter |
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| Mike
October 7, 2014
10:38:01 PM
Entry #: 4148280
| To start a game the third person in the batting order erroneously leads off and hits a triple. The first and second listed hitters bat next and both strike out. The home team book keeper informs the home plate umpire that the third listed player is on third base. Who bats next? Is the runner on third removed from the base? Is she out?
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| RKB
October 8, 2014
8:47:21 PM
Entry #: 4148379
| Man this would be a mess but Ill take a stab at it.
#3 batters at bat was made legal as soon as a pitch was thrown to #1 batter. #4 should have been at bat, but was not. #1 batters at bat was made legal when a pitch was thrown to #2 batter, making #2 the correct batter. #3 should be the next batter but is on base. #3 is not out because their at bat was made legal. #3 remains on base, their turn at bat is skipped and #4 becomes the correct batter.
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| Perry
October 11, 2014
4:11:00 PM
Entry #: 4148702
| RKB is right on the money.
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| Ron C.
October 14, 2014
5:43:52 PM
Entry #: 4149062
| RKB is correct, on both counts. He's correct on the proper batter, and the fact that you would not take B3 off base.
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| Allan
October 16, 2014
3:21:01 PM
Entry #: 4149273
| The fundamental thing is that if a team wants to get an out because of a batter batting out of turn they should wait until the batter bats and does something positive, ie walk, hit or an advance of the runner and then before the pitch is thrown to the next batter only then inform the umpire. Few scorekeepers or coaches understand this.
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| Greg
October 18, 2014
9:53:31 PM
Entry #: 4149517
| RKB is correct on the ruling, and Allan has hit the proverbial NAIL, "on the head."
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