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Old Wed May 09, 2007, 06:56am
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Originally Posted by sgavre
Can a batter advance/steal second on a wild overthrow for a ball 4 count ?

Batter left home running towards 1st on a ball 4 pitch that went behind catcher. Upon arriving at 1st he then ran to second because catcher had not secured the ball. Can he legally do this?
Well, you'll see this more in small ball (small diamond) than on the big diamond but it is a perfectly legal move under all 3 rule books.
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