I no longer do Fed, but as I remember, while F3 can set up between R1 and 1B, he cannot (without the ball) block R1's return. So in the situation you describe, F3 has committed obstruction.
We had a thread on this a while back. Apparently some coaches are teaching their F3 to block R1 before getting the ball. I guess the play has fooling some umps.
In Fed, R1 would be awarded 2B on such a play. Fed doesn't differentiate between type A and type B obstruction.
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