In OBR, if a batter bunts the ball with one foot entirely outside the batter's box, the batter is out (OBR 6.06), but is the ball still live? Is it different OBR vs Fed? Please provide rules or casebook references.

I swear I've read something in a casebook that covers this, but now I can't find it.

Dead ball in OBR 5.09(d)

Look under 7.3.2 and dead ball table in the middle of the rule book

Thanks guys. I knew I'd seen it somewhere but I couldn't come up with a reference when pressed.

Remember the foot not only needs to be entirely out of the batter's box, but it also must be on the ground at time of contact.

The exception is in FED where if the foot is touching the plate, the batter is out, whether or not it is completely out of the batter's box.

And that exception is a great example of a gratuitous and just downright silly FED rule difference. With that exception, it is impossible to accurately draw the "legal" batter's box unless you know the particular batter's shoe size. Sheesh.

The batter's box is the batter's box. Shoe size is irrelevant.

So you're saying size doesn't matter?

It's also the NCAA rule.

And I'm sure FED and NCAA has reason they do not consider gratuitous. For one, what business does the batter have standing in the strike zone?

Having part of a foot touch the plate does not necessarily mean any other part of the body is in the strike zone.

Parts of the batters body enter the strike zone all the time swinging at outside pitches. What's your point?

It's a silly rule...

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Thank you for your input.