Fake Tags

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by parrothead

Had a rundown play our runner was returning to 3B caught between home and 3B, player didnt get out of the way, they made contact going back to 3B, umpire put the runner back at 3B, not home. Was this wrong?

Yes, this was wrong. A play was being made on the runner and so the minimum award is one base. (If no play is being made on the runner, then the umpire just awards "what would have happened" -- which might mean no award).

I'll leave it to the LL experts on whether a fake tag requires an award.