Time of Award

[ptman]

Gramps said:
"One base, time of throw.

http://www.cifccs.org/playoffs/Playi...0Revisions.pdf"

Your link only references rule 5, which provides that lodging in a uniform is an immediate dead ball. Note also that your link refers to lodging in an offensive player's uniform, not a defensive player's uniform as in the post.

The base award for lodging in a uniform is in rule 8. Rule 8-3-3c clearly provides for a two base award for a thrown ball lodged in an umpire's or defensive player's uniform. A ball that lodges in an offensive player's uniform results in a one base award if the runner was attempting to advance. That means that a runner caught in a rundown who is returning to the last touched base (or a runner diving back to the bag on a pick-off) when the ball lodges in his shirt does not advance a base because he was not attempting to advance at the time of lodging.

But back to the original question: Is the two base award from the time of the throw? It only seems fair that it would be, but the summary tables in both rule 5 and 8 say that the award is from the time of the pitch. See Dead Ball Table in Rule 5, number 12 (page 37 in 2008 Rule Book); and Baserunning Awards Table in Rule 8, number 2 under "Two Bases" (page 53 in 2008 Rule Book).

Where in the rule book is the basis for ruling that the award is from the time of the throw, when these two summary tables both state that it is from the time of the pitch?