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Don,
A lot of what you do with this one depends on how close the play was and what you judge the effect of the obstruction to be. Your batter-runner is generally in full stride by the time he/she gets to 1B. If the obstruction is relatively minor, I'll add about two running strides to whatever happens. If the runner is obstructed by F3 and is put out by ten feet or less, I am going to award that advance base. If your runner is dead on arrival at 3B or Home, that out stands. I am not aware of a formal guidline or ruling from any sanctioning body that tells you absolutely what all the criteria is to decide what to award. I said earlier, I'll add about two running strides - more if the obstruction has more effect - to the location of the obstructed runner. And, as Dave added, the obstructed runner is golden between the bases where the obstruction took place - but I think most of your question dealt with what happens beyond those bases.
Steve M
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