Balk Ruling

Baseball_North · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 21, 2004, 06:16pm

Had this come up in a game that I was playing in.

R1, R2, 2 outs.

Pitcher fails to come "set"; BU says "that's a balk". F1 pitches, and the batter hits the ball to F4, who throws to F3 on a normal ground out.

I know the ball is not dead on a balk immediately, but what is the ruling on this? The umpires moved both runners up one base, and put BR back at bat. They said that it is not a dead ball, but if every runner doesn't advance at least 1 base, then the balk is enforced as if nothing happened.

LDUB · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 21, 2004, 07:04pm

Sounds right to me. If everyone dosen't advance at least one base, then it is no pitch. Move the runners up a base, keep the batter there with the previous count.

umpduck11 · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 21, 2004, 07:05pm

OBR 8.05
Penalty:The ball is dead,and each runner shall advance one base without liability to be put out,unless the batter reaches firston a hit,an error,a base on balls,a hit batter,or otherwise,and all runners advance at least one base,in which case play proceeds without reference to the balk.

Sounds like your umps got it right.....

Baseball_North · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 21, 2004, 08:55pm

Sounds good.

A few guys on my team had me thinking otherwise, and then we all got confused.

Thanks.