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It really was a new #13 and a new player to the game. The pinch hitter had not previously entered the game. Everyone really new that, but home team coaches claimed that "How can we really know for sure?" I Agree with that question, that you really can't know for sure especially if this is the first time either of these teams played each other.
You are correct that it could have all been avoided by an exchange of lineups cards before the game with all elligible players listed as reserves. However, that did not happen and the umps and to make a decision at the time and they felt that they had no real way of telling whether or not the new #13 was batting out of order. So they decided to call him out.
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