Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
Rule 32-An Unfairly Delivered
Ball.

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portion of the home base between the
batsman's shoulder and knees or that
touches the ground before passing home
base, unless struck at by the batsanan: or.
with the bases unoccupied, any ball de-
livered by the pitcher while either foot is
not in contact with the pitchers plate.
For every unfairly delivered ball the UNI
ptre shall call one ball.
Under rule 30 a dead ball is ball de-
livered to the bat by the pitcher, not
struck at by the batsman, that touches
any part of the batsmans person or
clothing while ne Is standing In his po-
sition.
Rule 36-Ball Not in Play.
balk, foul hit ball not legally caught.
dead ball. interference with the fielder
or batsman, or fair hit ball striking a
base runner or umpire before touching a
fielder. the ball shall not be considered
In play until it be held by the pitcher
standing in his position, and the umpire
shall have called play"
Rule 39-The Order Of Batting.
The batting order of each team must
be on the score card and must be delivered
before the game by its captain to the
umpire at the home plate. who shall. etc.
Rule 5O-An Illegally Batted Ball.
An illegally batted ball is ball batted
by the batsman when either or both of
his feet are upon the ground outside the
lines Of the batsman's position.
Rule 81, Section 10.
(The batsman is ou) II he steps from
one batsman's box to the other while the
pitcher Is in his position ready to pitch.
Rule 54-Entitled to Bases.
Section l. II. while the batsman, he
becomes a base runner by reason of -four
balls or for being hit by a pitched ball,
or for being interfered with by the
catcher in striking at pitched ball, or
II fair hit ball strike the person or
clothing of the umpire or a base runner
on fair ground.
Sec. 8. If the fielder stop or catch a
batted ball with his cap. glove or any
part Of his uniform, while detached from
Its proper place on his person, the run
ner or runners shall be entitled to three
bases.
Sec. Z. If a thrown or pitched ball
strike the person or clothing of an UNI
pire on foul ground the ball shall be con-
sidered In play and the base runner or
runners shall be entitled to all the bases
they can make.
Rule 55-Returning to Bases.
Sec. 6. If the umpire be struck by a
fair hit ball before touching fielder; in
which case no base shall be run unless
necesstated by the batsman becoming a
base runner, and no run shall be scored
unless all the bases are occupied.
Sec. I. If the umpire declares the bats
man or another base runner out for in
reference.
Rule 56-When Base Runners Are
Out.
Sec. 16. If he pass a preceding base
runner before such runner has been le-
gally put out he shall be declared out
Immediately.
Sec. II. The base runner in running the
first base may overrun said base after
touching 1t in passing without mourning
liability to be put out for being off said
base. provided he return at once and re-
put out as at any other base If, after
overrunning first base, he attempt to run
20 second base. before returning to first
base, he shall forfeit such exemption
from liability to be put out
The Scoring Rules.
An assistant should be given to each
in run-out or any other play Of the
kind. even though he complete the play
by making the putout.
An error shall be given in the sixth
column Tor each misplay which pro-
longs the time at bat OF the batsman
|Or allows a base runner to make one
or more bases when perfect play would
have insured his being put out. But a
base on balls. base awarded to n
|batsman by being struck by a pitched
ball, balk, a passed ball or wild pitch
shall not be included in the sixth col
umn.
In event OF a double or triple steal
being attempted, where either runner
is thrown out. the other or others shall
not be credited with stolen base.
Rule s5-Defnition Of Wild Pitch
and Passed Ball.
Sec. 10. wild pitch is legally
delivered ball. SO high. low or wide Of
the plate that the catcher cannot or
does not stop and control it with ordi-
nary effort. and as a result the bats
man, who becomes a base runner on
such a pitched ball. reaches first base
or q base runner advances.
A passed ball is legally delivered
ball that the catcher should hold or
control with ordinary effort, but his
who becomes a base runner on sucn
bal