Rule 6 – Section 1 – PITCHING
6-1-1 The pitcher shall pitch while facing the batter from either a windup position (6-1-2) or a set position (6-1-3). The position of his feet determine whether he will pitch from the windup or the set position. He shall take his sign from the catcher with his pivot foot in contact with the pitcher’s plate. The…
Rule 6 – Section 2 – INFRACTIONS BY PITCHER
6-2-1 Illegal acts include: applying a foreign substance to the ball; spitting on the ball or glove; rubbing the ball on the glove, clothing or person if the act defaces the ball; discoloring the ball with dirt; bringing the pitching hand in contact with the mouth without distinctly wiping off the pitching hand before it touches…
Rule 5 – Section 2 – SUSPENSION OF PLAY
5-2-1 “Time” shall be called by the umpire and play is suspended when: the ball becomes dead (5-1-2, 5-1-3); the umpire considers the weather or ground conditions unfit for play; After 30 minutes, he may declare the game ended. a player, bench personnel or spectator is ordered from the grounds, or a player is ordered to secure…
Rule 5 – Section 1 – DEAD BALL
5-1-1 Ball becomes dead immediately when: a pitch touches a batter or his clothing (8-1-1d), a runner (8-3-1a); The ball becomes dead even though the batter strikes at it (8-1-1d). the ball is illegally batted (7-3-2 and 7-4-1a) or is intentionally struck a second time with the bat as in 8-4-1a; the batter enters the batter’s box with an…
Rule 8 – Section 2 – TOUCHING, OCCUPYING AND RETURNING TO A BASE
8-2-1 An advancing runner shall touch first, second, third and then home plate in order, including awarded bases. 8-2-2 A returning runner shall retouch the bases in reverse order. If the ball is dead because of an uncaught foul, it is not necessary for a returning runner to retouch intervening bases. The umpire will not make the…
Rule 8 – Section 1 – WHEN BATTER BECOMES A RUNNER
8-1-1 A batter becomes a runner with the right to attempt to score by advancing to first, second, third and home bases in the listed order when: he hits a fair ball (2-5-1); He becomes a batter-runner when entitled to run. he is charged with a third strike; If third strike is caught, he is out…
Rule 7 – Section 4 – BATTER IS OUT
7-4-1 A batter is also out as in above penalty or when: the batter enters the batter’s box with an illegal bat (see 1-3-5) or is discovered having used an illegal bat. If the infraction is discovered before the next pitch following the turn at bat of the player who used an illegal bat, the defense may…
Rule 7 – Section 3 – BATTING INFRACTIONS — A BATTER SHALL NOT:
7-3-1 Delay the game by failing to take his position promptly in the batter’s box within 20 seconds. The batter must keep at least one foot in the batter’s box throughout the time at bat. EXCEPTION A batter may leave the batter’s box when: the batter swings at a pitch, the batter is forced out of the…
Rule 7 – Section 2 – STRIKES, BALLS AND HITS
7-2-1 A strike is charged to the batter when: a pitch enters any part of the strike zone in flight and is not struck at; a pitch is struck at and missed (even if the pitch touches the batter); a pitch becomes a foul when the batter has less than two strikes; a pitch becomes a…
Rule 7 – Section 1 – POSITION AND BATTING ORDER
7-1-1 Each player of the team at bat shall become the batter and shall take his position within a batter’s box, on either side of home plate, in the order in which his name appears on the lineup card as delivered to the umpire prior to the game (4-1-3). This order shall be followed during the…
