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Index to Rules
A
Appeals
Appealable plays ............................................ 55
Batting out of order.........................................95
Dead-ball ........................................................56
Live-ball...........................................................56
Artificial noisemakers .................................... 41
B
Backstop ........................................................ 13
Ball................................................................. 23
Base hit ......................................................... 95
Base on balls
Defined .................................................. 10, 139
Intentional .......................................................87
Base path
Defined ...........................................................14
Runner out ....................................................109
Base runner
Abandons base ............................................116
Base awards .................................................117
Bases touched in legal order ....................... 113
Coach draws throw at home .......................131
Deliberate contact with fielder with ball .......122
Dislodged base.............................................114
Entitled to advance with liability ...................108
Fake tag .......................................................... 75
Force plays ................................................... 112
Forfeits exemption from liability to be put
out .............................................................. 114
Hit by batted ball ..........................................126
Illegal glove/mitt use .....................................112
Intentionally contacting ball ..........................126
Leading off ....................................................123
Leaving base after returning ........................110
Leaving base before pitch release ..............123
Leaving base too soon on tag-up ................ 111
Look-back rule ..............................................123
Misses base or home plate .........................113
Not out ..........................................................112
Occupying bases ..........................................123
Out ........................................................109, 111
Out on appeal ....................................... 111, 115
Overrunning/oversliding ............................... 114
Overruns first base, attempts second .108, 114
Passes another runner ................................109
Pitcher has possession of ball in pitcher’s
circle ..........................................................124
Return to base ........................................57, 115
Rounding a base ............................................76
Running bases in reverse order ..........113, 150
Running out of baseline ............................... 113
Running start ................................................ 111
Suspension of play .......................................116
Tagging on a fly ............................................ 115
Tag plays ......................................................112
Touched by anyone ............................. 109, 130
Touching bases ............................................ 113
Two runners on same base ......................... 123
Bases
Defined, specifications ...................................14
Distance .......................................................... 14
Bat
Altered.............................................................25
Damaged ........................................................26
Illegal ............................................................... 25
Inappropriate ..................................................25
Nonapproved .................................................. 25
Official .............................................................24
Warmup specifications ...................................26
Batted ball
Blocked, fair .................................................... 80
Blocked, foul ...................................................80
Defined ...........................................................10
Detached equipment or fielder ..............77, 113
Hits defensive equipment ..............................80
Hits offensive equipment................................80
Hits runner ..................................... 95, 108, 129
Hits umpire ...................................... 78, 95, 117
Illegally batted ...............................................100
Off batter .......................................................100
Batter
Base awards .................................................117
Becomes a batter-runner .................... 108, 109
Checked swing ............................................... 97
Defined ...........................................................10
Enters batter’s box with altered bat .............104
Hindering the catcher ...................................102
Hit by pitch ..............................................99, 117
Hitting a fair ball with the bat a second time .97
Hitting ball on second swing ..........................98
Intentional base on balls ................................87
Interference...................................................102
Not taking position in 10 seconds .................90
On-deck batter ................................................90
Out ................................................................103
Position in batter’s box ...................................90
Stepping out of batter's box ...........................90
When third out is made while at bat .............. 95
Batter-runner
Abandons base ............................................116
Base awards .................................................117
Defined ...........................................................10
Force plays ................................................... 112
Going directly to first base ...........................110
Illegal glove/mitt use .....................................112
Interference...................................................125
Moving back to home...................................113
Out ................................................................110
Overrunning first base ..................................124
Rounding a base ............................................76
Tag plays ......................................................112
Batter's box
Stepping out ...................................................90
Violation ..........................................................90
Batting order
For designated player ....................................63
Out of order ........................................... 95, 162
Regulations governing ...................................95
Blocked ball
Catch and carry .............................................. 73
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