Suppose there's a runner with a wooden leg, who removes his leg and puts it on second base.  Is he tag-proof?
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If he's still touching the leg, then he is tag-proof.
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Rule 6.09b states that a runner can advance to first base when the third strike called by the unpire is not caught, providing 1.1st base is unoccupied, 2. first base is occupied with two outs..\n\nThis is an excellent question..\n\nNow it's up to you to determine if that means the batter can swing at an obvious wild pitch for strike three and advance..  I suspect it would be a judgement call that if the umpire calls strike three, then the batter can become a runner..   If the umpire fails to call strike three, the batter cannot become a runner..  it's merely a ball that went to the backstop, and has no other implications since there are no runners on base..\n\nBottom line..  depends on the umpire and what he says..
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He should have the highest or close to it OBP on the team that is why he is leadoff. If he get on base to start the game then most likely he will score first to take the lead.  But it also depends on the lineup of the team.  Works well if the 2nd & 3rd batters do their job and advance him.  Almost the same as the "cleanup" batter.
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It might be a Red Sox player.Am I right?
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Actually, it depends WHEN the error occurred. \n\nIt IS possible for an earned run to score on a play that results in an error, but only under certain circumstances...\n\nIf, for example, there is a runner on third base, no outs, and the batter hits a ball in the hole at shortstop. The shortstop backhands the ball but his throw pulls the first baseman off the bag for an error (let's say we have a slow runner). The official scorer COULD rule that the runner would have scored even if the batter was out at first, therefore, that COULD be an earned run.\n\nThe definition of 'earned run' as explained in Wikipedia, appears below:\n\nEarned run\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nIn baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i.e. the run did not score as a result of a fielding error or a passed ball). If a run is not earned, it is an unearned run. Even if a runner scores on a fielding error by the pitcher himself, it is an unearned run.\n\nEarned runs are specially denoted because of their use in calculating a pitcher's earned run average.\n\nIn determining earned runs, the official scorer must reconstruct the inning as it would have occurred without the errors (which include catcher's interference) and passed balls, with the benefit of the doubt always being given to the pitcher in determining which bases would have been reached by errorless play.\n\nA run is counted as unearned when:\n\n    * The baserunner would have been out had an error not been committed.\n    * The run is scored after an error is committed that would have made the third out\n    * A baserunner scores on a play where an error was committed, and the inning ends before that runner would have had a chance to score. Example: A passed ball allows a runner to score. The batter at the plate then strikes out to end the inning. The run is unearned. If the batter had instead got a base hit, the run would be earned, since the runner would have scored on that play.\n\nIn most other cases, a run is scored as an earned run.
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The runner is out, with the putout going to the closest fielder, the batter is safe at first on a fielders choice.
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No but if the batter on deck is the tieing runn he would be eligible to get the save.\nTwodog read the rules  pasted them here for you.\n\nCredit a pitcher with a save when he meets all three of the following conditions: \n(1) He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his club; and\n(2) He is not the winning pitcher; and\n(3) He qualifies under one of the following conditions:\n(a) He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning; or\n(b) He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, or at bat, or on deck (that is, the potential tying run is either already on base or is one of the first two batsmen he faces); or\n(c) He pitches effectively for at least three innings. No more than one save may be credited in each game.
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A runner is NOT out if the ball first passes a fielder who has had a chance at fielding the ball.  The ball is alive and in play.
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Are you using it as a bat...dang..  It's like having a third leg there. At least you have somewhere to hang your glove.
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By rule, if the catcher fails to catch the first strike, the runner may attempt to advance to first base and must be thrown or tagged out. Occasionally, if the ball gets behind the catcher, the runner may make it to first. If so, he is safe at first just as if he walked or got a base hit.\nThe exception is when first base is occupied at the time -- then, the above rule does not apply and the batter is out.
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Yes, it is an earned run. The only way it isn't an earned run is if it was scored due to an error.
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Good question. They said he would be back this weekend but he had groin soreness after working out on Friday. I just got another replacement 2B for my team, so I am not counting on him for at least 3 more games. And you can bet he won't be stealing any bases for a while!
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(1) Walked\n(2) Hit by Pitch\n(3) Swinging Third Strike but catcher doesnt catch the ball\n    ***(a) can run to first base\n    ***(b) if ball hits runner, he is automatically safe at first\n(4) Failure to pitch in time. Rules state a pitch has to be delivered within 20 seconds.\n(5) Catcher interference
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FYI - Stealing first (from second) is against the rules.  But that wasn't always the case.  I believe it was a game in the 30's where this rule came about.\n\nDetroit had runners on the corners and the double steal on.  The runner on first took off, but the catcher didn't make a throw and awarded second unchallenged.  Obviously the runner on third stayed put.  On the very next pitch the runner on second broke for FIRST BASE.  The catcher didn't know what to do, threw to second base, the second baseman tagged the bag, the runner on third ran home, the second baseman ran over to first and tagged the runner, and everyone scratched their heads to figure out what just happened.  \n\nUntil that moment there was no rule against going backward for no good reason.  As long as you don't cross paths with the runner behind you, it's not against the rules.  Also there is precendence for tagging one base and then running backward, like what you would do in the event of a fly ball caught on the fly after you already made it to the next base.  \n\nThe umpire on the spot made the ruling.  The runner on first was ruled out because he was tagged while standing on a base he wasn't allowed to occupy.  The runner on third was awarded home because no one tagged him.  The next day MLB rule book made a rule supporting the umpires actions.  After that day in the 30's it is against the rules to steal first base.  Any base, once tagged, cannot be returned to again if the runner has been awarded the next base in sequence.  \n\nThis covers fly balls since the runner is not awarded the next base until the ball hits the ground.\n\nSo going back from second wouldn't count anyway.
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It is a fielder's choice, however he may not be credited with an RBI because the defense conceded the run by throwing to second.  They could have thrown home or checked the runner.  In that situation it would appear that the defense was going for a double play.
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Ummmm.....No.  If two runners are on the same base simultaneously, and either is tagged, the trailing runner will be called out.
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They don't always slide -- if they are coming in and there will clearly be no play at the plate, the runner will go across standing up. The slide is used when the ball comes home to the catcher so the runner can try to avoid the tag.