Thread: 3 Hit Batters and yer out?
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Old Tue Jul 23, 2002, 03:20pm
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Originally posted by Gold_Spark
I am 99.9% positive that this is only a misconception, but I cannot find the situation in my rule book or case book.

If a pitcher has hit 3 batters . . . is he to be removed from the game?

Thanks for the help.
Just FYI -

Our local Men's Senior Baseball League (28+ Division, 38+ Division, and 48+ Division) has a rule limiting the number of hit by pitches by one pitcher to three in a game. It is meant to reduce the number of beanball incidents, hard feelings, and fights that can arise after a pitcher strikes multiple batters.
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