Ball hits plate

johnref · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 03, 2002, 09:50am

Batter swings and ball hits home plate, bounces 10 feet straight up. Can the cather play the baseball? When is it fair or foul ball?

kylejt · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 03, 2002, 10:25am

If the ball's still over the plate, it's fair. The plate is part of fair territory.

Kyle

w_sohl · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 03, 2002, 11:29am

http://www.eteamz.com/baseball/rules/obr/myths/

Refer to #4 and click on the number for an explanation.

brandda · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 03, 2002, 11:56am

Yup, and if it hits the batter, he's out.

bluezebra · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 03, 2002, 04:27pm

Quote:

Originally posted by brandda
Yup, and if it hits the batter, he's out.

Not if he's still in the batter's box.

Bob

[Edited by bluezebra on Jun 3rd, 2002 at 04:32 PM]

brandda · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Jun 03, 2002, 09:05pm

I assumed that if the ball was over the plate when it hit the batter then the batter had to be over the plate (i.e. out of the box) also.

johnref · #7 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 04, 2002, 12:51pm

So if the catcher snatches the ball when standing in foul territory it is still fair? It is where the ball is not the player?

kylejt · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Jun 04, 2002, 12:59pm

You are correct, sir.

I had that in a game earlier this season. Bounding ball toward third. 3B gloves it, but the ball is just to the left of the line. "FOUL". The manager, likes he's got a good angle, yells at me "but both his feet were inbounds". So I corrected my call, with both hands straight up, "my mistake coach, that's a touchdown".

Hey, it got a good laugh.

Kyle

spots101 · #9 (**permalink**) Wed Jun 05, 2002, 09:46pm

That's a good one Kyle. I'll have to remember to use that one next time.