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Couple of things...
I apologize for my fractured syntax, above. The phrase "higher than the batter's head" is used in Rule 1 - FOUL BALL - G, not in the case play.
The case play I was referring to was the one referenced earlier in this thread - 1-59(b), where the batted ball is a foul ball by definition.
Finally, not to be overly anal, but it does help us keep things clear - there is no such thing as a caught foul ball for an out. There can be a caught foul ball (e.g. a re-bound off the back stop), but that ball is dead, and it is not a legal catch for an out. And, there can be a caught fly ball over foul territory, but that is not a foul ball, it is a live ball out.
Rule 1-FOUL BALL-G defines the special case of a "foul tip" (so to speak) that rebounds off the catcher's equipment and is then caught by "another fielder," as a foul ball. Case play 1-59(b) explains that this "another fielder" also includes the catcher.
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Tom
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