Can't understand this rule....please help

[SanDiegoSteve]

Let me try to clear it up.

The first play by an infielder the award is 2 bases from the time of pitch (TOP). If there was a runner at 1st at the TOP, he gets 3rd base on a ball thrown into dead ball territory.

Second, or any subsequent play by an infielder (such as the throw from F4 on a 6-4-3 double play attempt, for example), or any throw from an outfielder, the award is 2 bases from the position of the runner (meaning the last base legally touched, not his actual position between the bases) at the time of the throw (TOT). If F9 throws the ball into the 3rd base dugout, for example, and the runner is between 1st and 2nd when F9 released the throw, he is entitled to 2 bases, which would be 2nd and 3rd, so he ends up at 3rd.

Just remember:

1st play by infielder = 2 bases from TOP
2nd play or by outfielder = 2 bases from TOT