"The best I can find in the rule book is that a ball illegally altered should be an illegal pitch,"
Illegally altered implies that someone, (most likly the pitcher)was aware that they started out with a good ball, then altered it. It's kind of obvious in this case that the pitcher didn't even realize that he was throwing the wrong ball. I agree, Play on and don't count that at bat for for your player. Mistakes Happen.
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