Should a ball be fair or foul if the ball was hit foul but came back to the infield before it reached first ?
956105
A FAIR BALL is a batted ball that settles on fair ground between home and first base, or between home and third base, or that is on or over fair territory when bounding to the outfield past first or third base, or that touches first, second or third base, or that first falls on fair territory on or beyond first base or third base, or that, while on or over fair territory touches the person of an umpire or player, or that, while over fair territory, passes out of the playing field in flight.\nA fair fly shall be judged according to the relative position of the ball and the foul line, including the foul pole, and not as to whether the fielder is on fair or foul territory at the time he touches the ball.
363081
the folks who said they're checking for scuff marks are correct.  Players don't mind if THEIR pitcher uses a scuffed ball, but they don't want the other team's pitcher to have that opportunity. So if the ball is scuffed, they'll toss it into the stands when the inning is over so that the umpire will be forced to supply a clean ball for the team coming up to bat.
1004980
A foul tip is;\n\n1. ALWAYS caught by the catcher, and\n2. ALWAYS is a live ball, runners may advance, and\n3, NEVER is an out.\n\nA batter can be called out after a foul tip if it is the third strike, but he is not out due to a foul tip, rather he is out on strike three.\n\nDon't confuse a foul tip with a foul ball, they are two different things. A foul tip by definition is;\nA batted ball which goes sharply and directly from the bat to the catchers hands, or glove and is legally caught by the catcher.\n\nSome ruleset add "not higher than the batter's head" to that, but that is being dropprd in most. If a catcher has to move to the ball  (even just his hands) to catch it, it would be a fly ball caught in foul territory and an out. If not caught it would be a foul ball (see # 1 above).
1048070
You should just hit the one-ball to avoid scratching again.  There's no set rule that says what you have to do in this situation.  I would graze the one-ball and leave my opponent with no shot on the one-ball without banking the ball, hoping that he/she will scratch.  Then you can hit the one-ball in and break the pack at the same time, most probably leaving you with a shot on the two-ball.
1001379
If the runner is in the act of stealing before the ball is caught, then yes the stealer has to go back to his base. The runner can steal a base if he/she waits on the base and starts running after the ball is caught.
523948
This happens when the baseball player has the option of getting the out in multiple places.  For example, a ball is hit to the short stop and there was a man on first.  In this case, the short stop could throw the ball to second or first base and get the out.
246092
I wouldn't think so. That game is played with only one ball so if another ball happened to be on the field I imagine game play would stop or the 2nd ball would be ignored until game play could be stopped.
568221
Pretty much it is when the catcher drops the third strike, but since he did not catch it cleanly, the batter is not technically out until someone on the field puts him out.  The play usually goes catcher to first (2-3).  The pitcher also records the strike out.  If the batter swung at it and missed and the catcher let's it get away from him the batter can get to first and be safe, and the out will not count.
821263
Yes it is a foul if you touch  aggressively the other player. Running after you dribble is called a traveling.  If you are in the 3 second box and they count you 3 second it is a foul.
1183663
Because it was on an ERROR. You automatically advance on an error. An EARNED run means you ran in on your own, that they could have "prevented" you from scoring.
320093
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.
335078
The ball becomes scuffed.  A ball with any flaws on it will have more break on it.  This is an advantage to the pitcher.
584268
Yes, it is an earned run. The only way it isn't an earned run is if it was scored due to an error.
776615
See, this is the problem that I'm having. Because if the field goal is tipped and returned, then it's yards (It's counted as a punt I believe), so I don't quite understand why these return yards shouldn't be counted. So, if a tipped ball would be considered a punt, why not one that isn't tipped but is caught and returned... makes no sense at all...\n\nI'm right there with you, it should have been counted as a punt, or actually a drop kick...\n\nHope we both find our answers... :)
1033753
No, once the ball has left the park it's a home run which is automaticly advanced to every base.  If he misses the umpire will most likley tell him to go and run the bases again.
554518
There is no "fair" pole. There is, however, a "foul" pole. The length of the pole varies from park to park. If a batter hits the foul pole, it is counted as a home run.
249485
A passed ball is not charged as an error on the catcher.  However, an errant throw by the catcher when attempting to prevent a steal results in a runner advancing, an error is charged to the catcher.\n\nFor more detail, see MLB Rule 10.08.  The official rules for the scorekeeper.