Top Baseball/Softball Rules Myths, 2010 Edition

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Offical Baseball Rules
#1 2.00 PERSON, TOUCH, STRIKE, 6.05f
#2 2.00 STRIKE
#3 2.00 INTERFERENCE, 6.06c
#4 6.06b
#5 6.07b(1)
#6 6.09b
#7 2.00 CATCH, 6.09b
#8 6.09b comment
#9 2.00 BUNT, STRIKE
#10 6.05h, 7.09b
#11 6.06a
#12 No rule exists
#13 6.08b (not an exception)
#14 2.00 FOUL TIP, STRIKE
#15 7.08c, 7.08j
#16 7.08c, 7.08j
#17 2.00 INTERFERENCE, 6.05k, 7.09k
#18 5.02, 7.05a
#19 No rule exists
#20 7.05g
#21 7.09h
#22 7.08i, 7.10b
#23 No rule exists
#24 6.09f, 7.08f
#25 7.08a, 7.09j
#26 2.00 INTERFERENCE(a), 7.08b
#27 2.00 INFIELD FLY, 6.05e, 7.10, not listed in Rule 5.00
#28 7.03
#29 1.05, 2.00 FAIR BALL, FOUL BALL
#30 2.00 FAIR BALL, FOUL BALL
#31 2.00 FOUL TIP, STRIKE
#32 2.00 CATCH
#33 2.00 CATCH, 5.10f, 6.05a, 7.04c
#34 2.00 INTERFERENCE, 5.09b, 5.09f
#35 9.02b, 9.02c
#36 2.00 FORCE PLAY, 4.09
#37 2.00 FORCE PLAY, TAG, 7.08e, 7.10b
#38 2.00 FORCE PLAY, 4.09,7.10a
#39 2.00 FORCE PLAY, TAG, 7.08e
#40 2.00 APPEAL, 5.11, 7.10
#41 8.05 Penalty
#42 2.00 PITCH
#43 8.05m
#44 8.05
#45 8.01
#46 No rule exists

National Federation of High Schools Baseball
#1 8.1.1d (not an exception), Casebook 8.1.1D
#2 7.2.1, 10.1.4a
#3 2.21.1a, 7.3.5
#4 7.3.3
#5 7.1.1 Penalties
#6 7.4.1b(1), 8.4.1e
#7 2.9.1, 7.4.1b(1)
#8 8.4.1i, Casebook 8.1.1B
#9 Casebook 7.2.1B
#10 8.4.1d(2)
#11 7.3.2, Casebook 7.3.2A, B, & C
#12 No rule exists
#13 8.1.1d (not an exception), Casebook 8.1.1D
#14 2.16.2
#15 8.2.7
#16 8.2.7
#17 8.4.1g
#18 3.2.2, 5.1.1f(4), Casebook 3.2.2A
#19 No rule exists
#20 8.3.3c, 8.3.5
#21 3.2.2
#22 8.2.2, 8.4.2n
#23 8.4.2b(2)
#24 8.4.2k, Casebook 8.4.2K
#25 8.4.2a, Casebook 8.4.2E
#26 8.4.2a, Casebook 8.4.2E
#27 2.19, Casebook 2.19.1
#28 8.2.8a
#29 1.2.10, 2.5.1, 2.16.1
#30 2.5.1, 2.16.1, Casebook 2.16.1C
#31 2.16.2
#32 2.9.1
#33 2.9.1, 5.1.1i, 8.3.3d
#34 2.21.2, 5.1.1f, 5.1.1g, 5.1.2c
#35 10.1.4
#36 8.2.6h
#37 8.2.6k
#38 8.2.6h
#39 8.2.6b, 8.2.6c
#40 8.2.6b, 8.2.6c
#41 5.1.1k
#42 6.1.2
#43 6.1.3
#44 6.1.3
#45 6.1.1
#46 No rule exists

National Federation of High Schools Softball
#1 8.1.2b
#2 2.56.1, 7.2.1b, 10.1.4 Note
#3 2.32.1, 7.4.4
#4 7.4.3
#5 7.1.1 Penalties
#6 7.4.7 Note, 8.1.1b
#7 8.1.1b, Casebook 8.1.1C
#8 Casebook 8.1.1A
#9 2.8.2
#10 7.4.13 Exception, Casebook 7.4.13
#11 7.4.8, Casebook 7.4.8A & B
#12 5.1.1k (slowpitch reference)
#13 8.1.2b, Casebook 8.1.2D
#14 2.25.2, Casebook 2.25.2
#15 Casebook 2.40A
#16 8.8.9
#17 8.2.5
#18 3.5.4, 5.1.1f(4), 8.4.1g
#19 No rule exists
#20 8.4.3f
#21 3.5.4
#22 8.3.2, 8.6.7
#23 8.6.13
#24 8.6.11
#25 8.6.1, 8.8.1
#26 8.6.1, 8.6.10, 8.8.1
#27 2.30.1
#28 8.3.3, 8.3.7, Casebook 8.3.3A
#29 1.2.2, 2.22.2, 2.25.1
#30 2.20.2, 2.22.2, 2.25.1, Casebook 2.25.1D
#31 2.25.2, Casebook 2.25.2
#32 2.9
#33 2.9.4, 5.1.1i, 8.4.3i
#34 2.32.2, 5.1.1f(1), 5.1.2c
#35 10.1.4
#36 2.1.12
#37 2.1.11
#38 2.1.12
#39 2.1.3a, 2.1.3b
#40 2.1.3a, 2.1.3b
#41 5.1.2a, 6.2.3 Exception
#42 6.1.4a
#43 No rule exists
#44 No rule exists
#45 6.1.2c, Casebook 6.1.2B
#46 6.1.4d, Casebook 6.1.4A & C

USSSA Fastpitch Softball
#1 10.1 Note 2
#2 7.5C, 14.8 Note
#3 3.39A, 7.12
#4 7.10
#5 7.2
#6 8.17I
#7 7.14D
#8 3.14 Note, 7.14D
#9 3.13
#10 7.14F Exception
#11 7.14G, 7.14H
#12 No rule exists
#13 10.1 Note 1
#14 2.30
#15 8.10
#16 8.10 Note 2
#17 3.39A, 8.17E Exception
#18 8.14A(1), 8.18AA, 10.3F(4)
#19 No rule exists
#20 8.14C(3), 8.15C
#21 8.18AA
#22 8.6B, 8.18Q, 8.18U
#23 8.18B
#24 8.18N Exception
#25 8.18A
#26 8.18F, 8.18G
#27 3.35, not listed in Rule 10
#28 8.6F
#29 1.2, 3.23, 3.28
#30 3.23 Note
#31 3.30
#32 3.14
#33 3.14, 8.14D(6), 10.3I
#34 3.39B, 10.3F(1), 10.4D
#35 14.8
#36 3.26, 9.1B
#37 9.8
#38 4.2B(1)
#39 9.2, 9.3
#40 9.2, 9.3
#41 10.4A
#42 6.1G(1)
#43 No rule exists
#44 No rule exists
#45 6.1E(3)
#46 6.1F(4)