Shorthanded - Cal Ripken

[Duke]

Thanks. That is how I called it. As it turned out the vacant spot never came back up. My concern was when I got home and started looking for the shorthanded rule in the book. I am looking at the 2003 book as my 2004 book is in the car. On page 18 under FORFEITED GAME it states:

- Team A and Team B play 5 complete innings when the game is forfeited at the top of the 6th when Team A is unable to place 9 players on the field.......

This paticular rule is talking about innings pitched and records etc. but it appeared to me like maybe the game should be forfeited when a team can no longer place 9 players on the field. Maybe I am reading more into this then what is there.