case 8.3.1 A

[biglaz]

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With R1, R2, and R3, and (a) two outs or (b) one out, R1 attempts to steal home. With a 1-2 count, the pitch hits R1 while the ball is in the strike zone.
RULING: In both (a) and (b), the ball becomes dead immediately and batter is out because of third strike. In (a), no run is scored since batter became third out. In (b), all base runners are awarded one base from where they were at time of pitch and R1 scores.
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Why the one-base award?

[5 sport ref]

I beleive the runners are awarded the base award due to rule 8-3-1a: Each runner other than the batter runner (who is governed by 8-1-2) is awarded one base when there is a balk or a pitch strikes a runner.

[Jerry]

I think the original poster may have thought that R1 was the batter. If he (the batter) was struck by the pitch in the strike zone, then he's got a valid question. Your reply was correct. It's the runner from 3rd base that is hit by the pitch. With less than 2-out, the run would score; the batter is still out on the called strike three.
Jerry

[biglaz]

Oops! Yeah, I misread R1 as B1...that's the last time I read the case book at 1 am