A "Balk" terminology question - The Official Forum

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Thu Jul 09, 2015, 02:29pm

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Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

With no runners it is an illegal pitch which is a ball.

And an illegal pitch is called an illegal pitch, not a balk......unless there are runners on base....right?

It's my contention that the term "balk" can/is ONLY be applied when runners are on base.

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