OBR vs Fed: Stepping on the Plate

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

No reference to home plate, but OBR guys who aren't aware, should be aware of OBR rule 6.06(a) A batter is out for illegal action when --
(a) He hits a ball with one or both feet on the ground entirely outside the batter’s box.
My question is if the entire foot is on home plate, wouldn't the entire foot be out of the batter's box??

Well ... yes.

But the original question was: "Batter steps on plate but his foot is not completely out of the batter's box. In OBR, this is nothing, correct? What about FED?"

In OBR, that is nothing. In FED (if you see it), it's an out. The initial sitch did not have the entire foot on home plate.

[SanDiegoSteve]

6 inches from inside line of batters box on 90 ft. diamonds.

4 inches from inside line of batters box on 60 ft. diamonds.

Mike, unless your 3 year old is Bigfoot, she isn't going to be able to be both in the box and on the plate on a "big people's" diamond. A Little League field would be more likely for this to be a possibility.

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Well ... yes.

But the original question was: "Batter steps on plate but his foot is not completely out of the batter's box. In OBR, this is nothing, correct? What about FED?"

In OBR, that is nothing. In FED (if you see it), it's an out. The initial sitch did not have the entire foot on home plate.

Good points mcrowder...thx for clarifying

[johnnyg08]

Well, I'll never claim to work as many games as some of you on here work...I work between 40 - 70 games per season...varying in level from High School, Junior College, American Legion and Men's Amateur baseball. After I re-read my post...I could see where what I typed made sense to me...but might not make sense to others who read it...I could point it out to you on the field...but I will never, ever be asked to put together a casebook! :-) (not that you'd want me to author that in the 1st place)...people will always read things differently than the intent...I think we'd probably handle it the same way on the field...maybe not...but maybe! LOL

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

6 inches from inside line of batters box on 90 ft. diamonds.

4 inches from inside line of batters box on 60 ft. diamonds.

Mike, unless your 3 year old is Bigfoot, she isn't going to be able to be both in the box and on the plate on a "big people's" diamond. A Little League field would be more likely for this to be a possibility.

I'll tell her someone I chat with at work called her Bigfoot - she'll love that.

And you have me wondering now - it'll be close. But I don't think 6 inches is THAT big ... and she's short for her age. I'll let y'all know.

[VanStanza]

in OBR it is only possible to be out if one (or both) feet are completely outside the batter's box, ie. you can have a part of a foot on the plate and in the batter's box at the same time, and not be out.

[DG]

Reminds me of a joke I will not repeat, but size matters, 6 inches, 4 inches or 2 inches, as in foot length and distance from the plate on the pitch, and other more important things.

[mcrowder]

And the verdict. My 3 year old (who is small for her age) could indeed step on both the batters box and the plate at the same time. Measured the shoe at home - 7 1/2 inches.

So yes ... any normal ballplayer can EASILY step on both the line of the batters box and the plate at the same time.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I guess I must retract my "Bigfoot" comment then. We'll call her "Averagefoot."

[TussAgee11]

small for her age? that makes her Smallfoot!

Yet she still can break baseball rules!

[TussAgee11]

small for her age? that makes her Smallfoot!