Altoona Curve

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August 2024 Rules Question and Answer

Topics: Runners

Question #1 What constitutes passing a runner per rule 5.09 (b) (9)? Is the trail runner considered  passing the lead runner if any part of his body passes the lead runner, or does the body of the trail runner have to go completely by the lead runner? In this Eastern League game between the Altoona…

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