LL Rules - appealing an out at home plate

[Carl Childress]

Originally posted by Dave Hensley

I disagree. The OBR Approved Ruling, together with example Play 1 makes it clear that the runner cannot advance to a succeeding base after the ball goes dead.

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7.10(b) With the ball in play, while advancing or returning to a base, he fails to touch each base in order before he, or a missed base, is tagged.
APPROVED RULING: (2) When the ball is dead, no runner may return to touch a missed base or one he has left after he has advanced to and touched a base beyond the missed base. PLAY. (a) Batter hits ball out of
park or ground rule double and misses first base (ball is dead)_he may return to first base to correct his mistake before he touches second but if he touches second he may not return to first and if defensive team appeals he is declared out at first.

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It certainly appears you are right, and I quote that rule citation in Section 419 of the BRD. (So I must have thought that was correct before.)

The problem I have is that both PBUC and MLBUM have issued official interpretations that say the same thing.

What may have happened, and I'll research it, is that there was an official interpretation that overturned 7.10b AR 2, and the "new" interpretation reverted to the original language.

At any rate, you're now a footnote in the 2006 BRD.

Thanks, Dallas Dave.