You make the call

For all of you baseball rules enthusiasts I figured I would start a thread of our own about baseball situations. So come one, come all, with your wierd, your quirky, your downright unbelieveable situations. And remember, it had to happen somewhere! :lol:

I'll get it kicked off with a few(remember, these are NFHS rules):

1. With runners on first and second and no outs, the batter bunts a slow roller down the third-base line. The third baseman, seeing that he has no play on any of the runners, starts blowing on the ball from his hands and knees, trying to make the ball go foul. The ball eventually rolls into foul territory where it comes to rest. You make the call!

2. A sharp line drive is hit to the second baseman. The impact of the ball takes the glove off the second baseman's hand, and the glove lands on the ground with the ball still in the pocket of the glove. The second baseman retrieves the glove and takes the ball out of the pocket. Is this a legal catch? You make the call!

1. With runners on first and second and no outs, the batter bunts a slow roller down the third-base line. The third baseman, seeing that he has no play on any of the runners, starts blowing on the ball from his hands and knees, trying to make the ball go foul. The ball eventually rolls into foul territory where it comes to rest. You make the call!

2. A sharp line drive is hit to the second baseman. The impact of the ball takes the glove off the second baseman's hand, and the glove lands on the ground with the ball still in the pocket of the glove. The second baseman retrieves the glove and takes the ball out of the pocket. Is this a legal catch? You make the call!

I'll get it kicked off with a few(remember, these are NFHS rules):

 

1. With runners on first and second and no outs, the batter bunts a slow roller down the third-base line. The third baseman, seeing that he has no play on any of the runners, starts blowing on the ball from his hands and knees, trying to make the ball go foul. The ball eventually rolls into foul territory where it comes to rest. You make the call!

 

2. A sharp line drive is hit to the second baseman. The impact of the ball takes the glove off the second baseman's hand, and the glove lands on the ground with the ball still in the pocket of the glove. The second baseman retrieves the glove and takes the ball out of the pocket. Is this a legal catch? You make the call!

1. Batter gets first base. Runners advance one base.

2. Not a catch and ball is still live and in play.

Fair ball, batter awarded 1st base.

 

Not a legal catch.

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1. Batter gets first base. Runners advance one base.

 

2. Not a catch and ball is still live and in play.

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Somehow I knew that you two would be the first to answer.

1- foul ball if no physical contact.

2-no catch..ball in play

Here's a few, but I only know the rulings under OBR rules (in case they might be different than FED):

#1) Two out. Batter has 2-2 count. He swings and misses a pitch in dirt. Catcher cleanly grabs ball on the bounce for strike three and rolls ball to mound as he and teammates jog off field. Batter walks 20-25 feet towards his dugout then takes off for first base. Seeing no fielders left on field, he keeps on circling bases as the other team watches in amusement. Eventually he crosses the plate. Ruling?

#2) After beating out grounder, batter overruns first base by about 15 feet and comes to stop in fair territory. He turns in the direction of second base and leisurely returns to 1B. First baseman still has ball and tags him before he returns to base. Ruling?

#3) Runner on 3B. 3B playing deep behind bag. Batter hits hard ground ball that strikes 3B, ricochets backwards, and strikes 3B runner (who had been holding up), in fair territory. Batter reaches first safely. Ruling?

#4) One out. Runners at 1B & 2B. Batters lifts pop-up along 1B line. Ump calls "Infield Fly, if fair." Ball land on foul ground halfway between home and 1B, then spins into fair territory, where it is picked up by the pitcher. 2B runner tries to go to 3B, pitcher fires to 3B and 3Bman steps on bag before runner slides in. Call?

#5) Runners on 1B & 2B, no outs. Batters shortens up as if to sacrifice, but then swings away. He hits a soft, low looper no more than ten feet off ground towards 3Bman. Any call?

#6) NOTE: THIS ONE IS MLB RULES ONLY!! Runners at 1B & 3B, two outs. As pitcher starts his delivery, the umpires signals balk. Pitcher throws pitch and batter hits ball into gap for double. Both base runners score. Before next pitch, SS calls for ball from pitcher, touches second base and appeals that the runner originally on 1B missed second base (which he, in fact, did and the umpire saw this). Make the call, including runs scored.

1- foul ball if no physical contact.

 

2-no catch..ball in play

Doesn't necessaryily have to be physical contact. You cannot alter the course of the ball by doing something like blowing on it, kicking dirt on it, or dragging a path in the dirt with your cleats. This happened once in an MLB game several years back and it was ruled a fair ball upon appeal.

Doesn't necessaryily have to be physical contact. You cannot alter the course of the ball by doing something like blowing on it, kicking dirt on it, or dragging a path in the dirt with your cleats. This happened once in an MLB game several years back and it was ruled a fair ball upon appeal.

1- foul ball if no physical contact.

 

2-no catch..ball in play

To quote the specific NFHS wording:

This is a fair ball. The fielder is using artificial means to induce a ball to become foul. As soon as the fielder blew on the ball, it would be judged to be the same as if he had touched it. So, if the ball was on fair ground when he blew on it, the ball is fair; if the ball was over foul ground when he blew on it, it would be foul (2-5-1, 2-16-1).

Here's a few, but I only know the rulings under OBR rules (in case they might be different than FED):

 

#1) Two out. Batter has 2-2 count. He swings and misses a pitch in dirt. Catcher cleanly grabs ball on the bounce for strike three and rolls ball to mound as he and teammates jog off field. Batter walks 20-25 feet towards his dugout then takes off for first base. Seeing no fielders left on field, he keeps on circling bases as the other team watches in amusement. Eventually he crosses the plate. Ruling?

 

#2) After beating out grounder, batter overruns first base by about 15 feet and comes to stop in fair territory. He turns in the direction of second base and leisurely returns to 1B. First baseman still has ball and tags him before he returns to base. Ruling?

 

#3) Runner on 3B. 3B playing deep behind bag. Batter hits hard ground ball that strikes 3B, ricochets backwards, and strikes 3B runner (who had been holding up), in fair territory. Batter reaches first safely. Ruling?

 

#4) One out. Runners at 1B & 2B. Batters lifts pop-up along 1B line. Ump calls "Infield Fly, if fair." Ball land on foul ground halfway between home and 1B, then spins into fair territory, where it is picked up by the pitcher. 2B runner tries to go to 3B, pitcher fires to 3B and 3Bman steps on bag before runner slides in. Call?

 

#5) Runners on 1B & 2B, no outs. Batters shortens up as if to sacrifice, but then swings away. He hits a soft, low looper no more than ten feet off ground towards 3Bman. Any call?

 

#6) NOTE: THIS ONE IS MLB RULES ONLY!! Runners at 1B & 3B, two outs. As pitcher starts his delivery, the umpires signals balk. Pitcher throws pitch and batter hits ball into gap for double. Both base runners score. Before next pitch, SS calls for ball from pitcher, touches second base and appeals that the runner originally on 1B missed second base (which he, in fact, did and the umpire saw this). Make the call, including runs scored.

I'll wait until tomorrow to give others chances to respond. I think I have the first 5 nailed, but that last one has me thinking though........

#6) Dead ball on the balk, runner on third scores. The hit wouldn't count...so neither would the appeal to 2nd. That would leave a runner on 2nd, two outs, and one run in. Could be wrong though?

#6) Dead ball on the balk, runner on third scores. The hit wouldn't count...so neither would the appeal to 2nd. That would leave a runner on 2nd, two outs, and one run in. Could be wrong though?

I'll throw something in there for you to consider........a balk is a live ball situation in MLB(unlike HS and NCAA where it is a dead ball).

I'll throw something in there for you to consider........a balk is a live ball situation in MLB(unlike HS and NCAA where it is a dead ball).

Correct. That's why I had to make it clear that this was an "MLB" scenario.

#2) After beating out grounder, batter overruns first base by about 15 feet and comes to stop in fair territory. He turns in the direction of second base and leisurely returns to 1B. First baseman still has ball and tags him before he returns to base. Ruling?

 

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Runner is safe at first.