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Originally Posted by mj
Runner on first. Batter hits one in the gap. First baseman and batter/runner make contact as he rounds first on the way to second. Batter/runner ends up on second and R1 stops at third.
Is the obstruction by the first baseman ignored because the batter/runner achieved the base he was attempting to acquire?
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In this type of obstruction, where it sounds like he was obstructed after touching 1B and no play was being made on him, at the end of the playing action the umpire makes any base awards necessary to nullify the obstruction. The award, if any, is not so much the base the runner was trying for, it's the base the umpire judges he would have reached if there was no obstruction. If, in this play, the umpire judged the batter would have made 2B without the obstruction, the obstruction is ignored.
I'm referring here to OBR-based rules. I think the Fed (high school) rule is slightly different.
Okay, I took my shot; everyone else can start picking this apart.
