Rule 10.1 doesn't apply if there is a rule in place to cover the sitch. The God rule is there to cover anything not specifically covered by the rules. I have used the God rule twice in 34 years. The rule book (and rules supplement) may not be 100% foolproof (after all, if it were 100% foolproof we wouldn't have a need for this board). If the batter is automatically credited with a run, he can't be called out. (Well, I guess he could if he maliciously creamed the first baseman, but...)

Actually, he cannot in that case. There was an attempted change a couple years ago trying to make unsportsmanlike conduct by an active runner an out in ASA. It went nowhere.

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Originally Posted by CecilOne
Ball into dead ball territory


BR reached 1st if passing the runner at 1st.

Just that it is a timing play, not a "BR did not reach 1st" out that prevents anyone from scoring. IOW, R1 might have scored from 3rd before the out (if there had been an out).