Thread: Catcher's Balk
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Old Tue Nov 06, 2001, 09:43pm
Randallump Randallump is offline
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Originally posted by Randallump
As others have said, sounds like catcher's interference (obstruction).

The so called catcher's balk, OBR 4.09(a) is out dated and no longer applies to the modern game. The rule was written in the 19th century when the catcher's box was the foul lines extended, back 10 feet from the plate and the pitcher pitched underhand from 55 feet.

Sorry...OBR 4.03(a)
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