Equipment interference

[Alameda]

ASA Rules - Point of Emphasis

18. Equipment on the playing field.
A. Thrown Ball.

If a thrown ball hits loose equipment belonging to the team at bat, a dead ball is declared immediately. If such action interferes with a play, interference is rules. The ball is dead, the runner being played on at the time of the interference shall be declared out, and each runner must return to the last base touched prior to the thrown ball hitting the loose equipment. If no appearant play is obvious, a blocked ball is ruled, no one is called out, and all runners must return to the last base touched at the time of the dead ball declaration.

If, in your judgment, there was indeed a play to be made on the runner then it's an out. But only if you think there was a play to be made, not just because it hit the glove.

[Edited by Alameda on Apr 18th, 2005 at 03:50 PM]