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Originally posted by whiskers_ump
Is not the ball dead if it hits a batter even
though he has swung at it? DEAD BALL STRIKE?
Randy Johnson got his umptenth zillion strike
out last nite on such a play, however, out was
not recorded until catcher threw the ball to
F1. I am not a baseball umpire, so my question
is, would the drop thrid strike, base unoccupied
rule applied? IMHO, I dont think that they had
to throw to first base for the out, since ball
should have been declared dead upon striking the
batter.
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Yes, the ball is dead anytime it hits the batter.
"[The] out was not recorded until catcher threw the ball to
F1." F1? Maybe you meant F3? Anyway, are you sure the out wasn't recorded until then? Maybe the players didn't know the rules and F2 threw the ball anyway.