Nobody on, 1 out. B4 (the catcher) hits clean single. Offensive coach elects to use a Courtesy Runner for his catcher. The CR (who is not listed on the lineup card given to the home plate umpire) takes the catcher's place on first base. B5 then hits a double, with the CR scoring. The defensive coach appeals to the PU that the CR was an illegal substitute since he was not listed on the line-up card. NO WHERE in the Rule book, or Case book does it declare what an "eligible" substitute is, yet this term is used quite often. Does this warrent an out? Or is it like any unannounced substitute - in which he/she becomes a legal substitute when he takes position in the box/mound/base/defensive position? This is VERY unclear. Any help is much appreciated.
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Fri Apr 15, 2005, 09:16pm
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