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Was the ball fair?
OBR 6.05 A batter is out when --(h) After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory. The ball is dead and no runners may advance. If the batter-runner drops his bat and the ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpire’s judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, the ball is alive and in play;
No, it is considered a foul ball. Literally, the same result as if after touching the bat, the ball hits the player's ankle while standing in the batter's box over fair territory. The correct ruling is foul ball.
Last edited by SAump; Mon Jun 18, 2007 at 04:26pm.
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