[gsf23]

I think it poses an interesting question. When do you call that missing batter out?

Example: The 9 hitter, hits a ball into the gap for a triple but misses second base. 10th hitter is an out, but the defense wants to appeal the runner missing second base. Which do you do first? Do you handle the appeal and start the next inning with an out, or do you call the batter out and make the miss of second a fourth out appeal?

Normally, the defense would have time to make that appeal while they are waiting for the next batter to approach the plate and get ready to hit, waiting for the umpire to get back to the plate and such, but if there is no next hitter then is the umpire supposed to wait a certain amount of time to declare that batter out?

Is there any procedure for that in the book?

[Edited by gsf23 on Oct 3rd, 2003 at 09:25 AM]