Correcting baserunning error during dead ball

[David Emerling]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Dave,

By rule (under OBR), the defense lost its right to appeal when they threw the ball out of play on the appeal attempt.

The question of the batter's ability to correct his miss of 1st base is moot.

JM

Well, let me ask you this then: Can a runner correct his baserunning error after the ball has become dead then put back into play?

Let's say it happened this way: The batter hits a double and misses 1st. Time is called. The runner becomes aware that the defense intends to appeal the missed base once the ball gets put back into play. When the plate umpire says, "Play!" the runner sprints to from 2nd to 1st base and arrives there before the defense makes the appeal.

Can he do this?