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Originally Posted by bigda65
Steve T.
If F3 had the ball firmly in his bare hand on top of 1B before the runner arrived, would you have an out? - and why or why not?
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Yes - From the rule book 8-4-1f which I posted in my first reply
f. after a dropped third strike (see 8-4-1e) or a fair hit, if the ball held by any fielder touches the batter before the batter touches first base;
or if any fielder, while holding the ball in his grasp, touches first base or touches first base with the ball before the batter-runner touches first base: