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Little League Rule Regarding Thrown Ball Out Of Play
by Lou
Umpiring Squad, 1913 World Series
Lou asked: Here is the situation. 7.06 Each runner including the batter-runner may without liability to be put out, advance; g) Two bases when, with no spectators on the playing field , a thrown ball goes into the stands, or into a bench (whether or not the ball rebounds into the field), or over or under or through a field fence, or on the slanting part of the screen above the backstop, or remains in the mesh of a wire screen protecting spectators, the ball is dead. When such a wild throw is the first play by an infielder, the umpire, in awarding such bases, shall be governed by the position of the runners at the time the ball was pitched; In all cases the umpire shall be governed by the position of the runners at the time the wild throw was made. This situation should never have gone further than a looking in the rule book to clarify the call on the field. Really didn't require a protest. If the protest wasn't submitted by the coach in 24 hours, there is no protest to allow or disallow. The game should be picked up from the spot it was postponed, in the 6th inning. I would believe that umpires are required to carry a rule book at games, for just this sort of scenario. Coaches should have one as well. These days you can even have them downloaded to your cell phone. No reason to protest unless the coach still believes the umpire is wrong after reading the rule book. I found no other reference to having to wait until the postponed game is completed, to file a managers protest. I would think the league would want to look at that the next day, so that when they reschedule, they resume at the correct spot. Should they wait until the game is complete, then decide that the protest is allowed, they then have to reschedule to complete the game. I would be interested in hearing how this one all turned out. Yours in baseball, Rick
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