Cal Ripken rules

[DG]

Originally Posted by DTQ_Blue

DG

I used LL rulebook as my reference. Ripken (Babe Ruth) rules used to be online, but don't seem to be anymore. However, I checked this rule in BR awhile back and am 99% sure that it is the same as LL.

To answer your question, yes I'm sure about my example.

LL rule 7.13(b)
"In no event shall the batter advance beyond first base on a single or error, second base on a double or third base on a triple. The UIC shall determine the base value of the hit ball." That's why I gave the example as a clean single that got between F8's legs for additional bases. No matter where the batter winds up, its still a single, the batter only gets 1B because a runner left early.

Example 12 below in the same rule says "Runners on second and third, either leaves too soon, batter reaches first safely, neither runner can advance."

Mighty suspicious, and illogical ruling. Reward the defense for an error. If the batter only reached 1B I can see R2 remaining at 2B because he left early. R3 did nothing wrong, yet he is penalized and would have easily scored on the the hit.

[DTQ_Blue]

DG

I think that if an umpire made your logical ruling in a BR or LL game, nobody would likely know the difference because most coaches and spectators think logically.

But if you are doing a LL tournament game, and that situation happens, you better call it by the book because if someone protests the "logical" call, the game is halted until the District UIC makes a ruling and he will know the rule and the illogical rule will be enforced.