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Old Sun Jul 30, 2006, 05:49pm
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Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan
... But if i woulda had to call it, I wasnt 100% on if the ball was still alive or not, since I couldnt find that part in the book. ...
Dan,

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5.09
The ball becomes dead and runners advance one base, or return to their bases, without liability to be put out, when --
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(d) A ball is illegally batted; runners return;
Rule 5.09 is one of those rules that a lot of people just glance at; I'd suggest giving it a careful read. There's a lot of important stuff there.

JM

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