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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Because that's USUALLY, but not UNIVERSALLY correct.
B1 out. B2 out. B6 hits a home run, B3 ruled out for not batting.
The last person with a complete turn at bat was B6 - but B3 is your runner and B4 your first batter.
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The last completed at bat was still by B3. It just happened to be filled by an improper person in that spot.
B3 goes to second.
If you take the "last person with a completed at bat" as you do above, you would have a problem in the following situation:
B1 out
B2 out
B3 out
Sub player X for B3 (for the defensive half inning)
By your logic, you are saying that B3 is up. Actually its X for B3. Ecssentially meaning the person occupying the spot in lineup where last completed at bat occurred.