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If the 6th batter bats in place of the 5th batter, the 5th batter should be called out. When the next inning comes around the 7th batter should be up. Think of it this way, if the 5th batter is out, and the 6th batter was the last batter the previous inning, logical thinking would say the 7th batter is up.
But I would not have called anyone out in the first place. I believe the purpose of the lineup card is to list the batting order. This is done by writing the players names on the card. The numbers are just secondary, they just aid in identifying the players. The only reason you would call an out going by their jersey numbers is if there are two players on the team with the same name.
Something like this happned to the Inidans not too long ago. I think they had two guys name Ramirez or something. One of them was listed as the DH, and he played the field. So the DH was cancled for the game, and the pitcher had to bat.
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