Here's the situation: R1 at 1st, no out. B1 hits fly ball to F7. R1 touches 2B before ball is caught. R1 DOES NOT retouch 2B on his way back to 1B after the catch. R1 returns to 1B while throw is going from F7 to F3. F7's throw sails wildly beyond 1B, so R1 runs from 1B to 2B and arrives there safely.
Here are my questions:
On appeal, can R1 be called out for missing 2B on his way back to 1B even though he eventually retouched 2B?
or conversely,
Since R1 didn't retouch 2B until he re-advanced from 1B to 2B after the overthrow at 1B, can he be considered to have never legally retouched 1B after the catch and hence be called out at 1B on appeal?
Confusion reigns here, but fortunately, nobody made any appeal.
Lee
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