Force out at 1B?

[WestMichBlue]

We all know that a put-out of the batter-runner at 1B is not a force out. Or do we?

For 60 years the ASA rule stated that a batter-runner was put out by tagging with the ball, or by tagging the base. Now it just says that the B-R is legally put out before reaching 1B. It is assumed that we automatically know how to get the B-R out. But old or new rule, the word "force" doesn't exist.

A Runner off base can be put out by being tagged with the ball, or by tagging the base on a "force" play.

We don't score a run on the 3rd out of the inning if the B-R is put out prior to 1B, or another runner is forced. Obviously there is a difference in rules for a B-R and a Runner, and there is no "force out" on a B-R.

BUT . . . . . . . .

Take a look at ASA double first base rules and you see the word "force" at 1B. ASA test #24 says that a put-out at 1B is a "force play."

So - is a put-out at 1B a force out? Or is this just bad typing?

WMB