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Originally posted by buckweat
I'm not sure, but the following 2 rules are certainly not in 8.05 and it looks to me like they describe a balk.
4.03
When the ball is put in play at the start of, or during a game, all fielders other than the catcher shall be on fair territory.
(a) The catcher shall station himself directly back of the plate. He may leave his position at any time to catch a pitch or make a play except that when the batter is being given an intentional base on balls, the catcher must stand with both feet within the lines of the catcher's box until the ball leaves the pitcher's hand. PENALTY: Balk.
7.07
If, with a runner on third base and trying to score by means of a squeeze play or a steal, the catcher or any other fielder steps on, or in front of home base without possession of the ball, or touches the batter or his bat, the pitcher shall be charged with a balk, the batter shall be awarded first base on the interference and the ball is dead.
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Look again for 4.03(a). It is also listed among the balks under 8.05(l). (Although no umpire worth his salt would make that call)
7.07 is a rule at the heart of a major controversy. Depending on the pro school that you attended, you may have been instructed to scratch 7.07 from your book. Rule 7.04(d), as well as the casebook comments under 6.08(c) (both adopted to the code years after 7.07) effectively take the place of 7.07.