Rule 2 – Section 30 – RUN, RUNNERS, RETIRED RUNNERS

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Rule 2 – Section 30 – RUN, RUNNERS, RETIRED RUNNERS

2-30-1   A run is the score made by a runner who legally advances to and touches home plate (9-1).

2-30-2   A runner is a player of the team at bat who has finished his time at bat and has not yet been put out. The term includes the batter-runner and also any runner who occupies a base.

2-30-3   A retired runner is a player of the team at bat who has been put out, or who has scored and is still in live-ball area.

October 6, 2019
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