[Rog]

re: "Here's the twist. R1 waves his hands in the air as F6 releases the ball. Result is interference on R1 but what if"

Sorry - - - there is no "Crying in baseball"; and, there are no "what if's" either!!!!!

per NAPBL (currently PBUC):

SECTION 4 - INTERFERENCE AND OBSTRUCTION

4.1 OFFENSIVE INTERFERENCE
Offensive interference is an act by the team at bat which interferes with, obstructs, impedes, hinders, or confuses any fielder attempting to make a play More specifically, if a runner fails to avoid a fielder who is attempting to field a batted ball or if a runner hinders a fielder attempting to make a play on a batted ball, the runner shall be called out for interference.
Note that under the Official Rules, a fielder is protected while he is in the act of fielding a batted ball. In addition, note that a fielder is also pro-tected while he is in the act of making a play after he has fielded a batted ball. If a runner hinders or impedes a fielder after he has fielded a batted ball but before he is able to throw the ball, the runner shall be called out for interference. Furthermore, a runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not.
If the umpire declares the batter; batter-runner; or a runner out for inter-ference, all other runners shall return to the last base that was, in the judg-ment of the umpire, legally touched at the time of the interference unless otherwise provided by the Official Rules.
Play: In a rundown between third base and home plate, the runner from second base has advanced to and is standing on third base when the runner in the rundown is called out for offensive interference.
Ruling: The umpire shall send the runner standing on third base back to second base. The reasoning is that third base legally belongs to the runner in the rundown. The following runner has not legally reached third base at the time of interference and must therefore return to second base.
Play: In a rundown between third base and home plate, the runner from first base has advanced to and is standing on second base when the runner in the rundown is called out for offensive interference.
Ruling: The umpire shall allow the runner to remain at second base. The reasoning is that on interference, all runners return to the last legally touched base at the time of interference.
Play: Play at the plate on runner attempting to score; runner is called safe. A following play is made on the batter-runner, and he is called out for interference outside the three-foot lane.
Ruling: With less than two out, the run scores and batter-runner is out. With two out, the run does not count. The reasoning is that an intervening play occurred before the interference. Runners would return to base last legally touched at time of interference. However; with two out, the runner reached home on a play in which the batter-runner was out before he reached first base. (Note this clarification to Official Rule 2.00-Interference (a) casebook comment.)

4.3 WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE INTERFERENCE
Rules 7.09(g) and 7.09(h) were inserted in the Official Baseball Rules to add an additional penalty when a base runner or a batter-runner deliber-ately and intentionally interferes with a batted ball or a fielder in the act of fielding a batted ball to deprive the defensive team of an opportunity to com-plete a possible double play. Keep in mind the rules provide that the run-ner or a batter-runner must interfere with the obvious attempt to break up a double play. A runner from third willfully running into the catcher fielding a pop fly ball, or a runner on second base deliberately running into a ground ball or allowing the ball to hit him to prevent a double play are examples that require the call of a double play under these rules.
Rule 6.05(m) was inserted in the Official Baseball Rules "to penalize the offensive team for deliberate, unwarranted, unsportsmanlike action by the runner in leaving the baseline for the obvious purpose of crashing the pivot man on a double play rather than trying to reach the base." Note the fol-lowing official interpretation:
If, in the judgment of the umpire, a runner willfully and deliberately interferes with a fielder attempting to catch a thrown ball or attempting to throw a ball with the obvious intent to deprive the defense of the opportunity to make a double play, the umpire shall declare the run-ner out for interference and shall also declare the batter-runner out for the interference of his teammate.
In sliding to a base, the runner should be able to reach the base with his hand or foot.
EXAMPLES:
1. Bases loaded, no outs, ground ball to short stop. Anticipating a double play, runner from second intentionally crashes into short stop and grabs him just as shortstop is beginning his throw to second.
Ruling: Runner from second is guilty of willfully and deliberately interfering with a fielder with the obvious intent to deprive the defense of the opportunity to make a double play. Runner from sec-ond is declared out and so is batter-runner. Runners return to first and third.
2. Runners on first and third, no outs. Runner on first is stealing as batter hits a ground ball to shortstop. Anticipating a double play, run-ner from first intentionally rolls into and grabs the second baseman who is covering second and waiting for the throw from the shortstop.
Ruling: Runner on first is guilty of willfully and deliberately inter-fering with a fielder with the obvious intent to deprive the defense of the opportunity to make a double play Runner from first is declared out and so is batter-runner. Runner returns to third.
3. Bases loaded, no outs, ground ball to short stop. Shortstop's throw to second retires the runner from first. However; anticipating a double play, runner from first intentionally slides out of the base line and crashes into the second baseman just as he is beginning his throw to first base. Runner is not able to reach second base with his hand or foot.
Ruling: Runner is guilty of willfully and deliberately interfering with a fielder with the obvious intent to deprive the defense of the opportunity to make a double play Batter-runner is declared out for runner’s interference, and runners return to second and third. Note in this example that if the runner had not been ruled out at second (i.e., if the throw pulls the fielder off the bag) and the run-ner had still intentionally interfered in the manner described, both he and the batter-runner would be declared out.
4. Runners on first and second, no outs. On hit and run play, batter hits ground ball to deep short. Runner from first makes clean slide at second and is ruled safe. However; the runner then grabs the sec-ond baseman's arm as he is throwing to first base.
Ruling: Runner from first is out for interference. However; batter is awarded first base and runner returns to second. The runner inten-tionally interfered with the second baseman's throw~ but he did not willfully and deliberately interfere with the obvious intent to deprive the defense of the opportunity to make a double play. The runner's intent in this case was to reach second safely, and subse-quently he interfered with the second baseman's throw to first. Consequently, he is the only player called out on the play
In plays of this nature, the umpire shall be governed by the intent of the base runner. If the umpire judges that the runner willfully and delib-erately interfered with the obvious intent to deprive the defense of the opportunity to make a double play, he shall declare both the runner and batter-runner out. If this is not the case, the umpire shall declare only the runner out. Note, however; that if in these situations the runner has already been put out, then the runner on whom the defense was attempt-ing a play shall be declared out. (See Section 4.4.)

4.4 INTERFERENCE BY RUNNER ALREADY PUT OUT
If any batter or runner who has just been put out hinders or impedes any following play being made on a runner; such runner shall be declared out for the interference of his teammate. The runner should be able to reach the base with his hand or foot if he is attempting to break up a double play.