Baseball Trivia (General)/rule question

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Expert: - 7/29/2009


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Man on third. Batter fouls ball out of play.  Ump hands catcher ball who overthrows pitcher into center field.  May runner advance to score?

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My opinion is that the runner may not advance as the ball has not been put into play - I believe the ruling would be that the pitcher needs to step on the rubber before the next pitch or that he needs to step on the rubber for the ball to be put into play - an experienced umpire may have a different interpretation but from a player's point of view I believe that is the correct ruling

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George W. Case III

Expertise

WW II era major league baseball history - questions about specific WWII era players, stadiums, life in the major leagues, teams, impact of major league baseball upon American society during WWII (FDR's "Green Light" letter to the then Commissioner of Baseball) and the relationship of President Roosevelt with Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in an effort to keep baseball "alive" during the darkest days of WWII.

Experience

Son of a former major league baseball player, George Case Jr. who played in the major leagues from 1937-1947. I was the former Executive Director of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) Have produced a DVD taken from my father's 8MM COLOR "home movies" of life in the major leagues from a ballplayer's perspective - currently marketing this DVD privately and also in conjunction with www.baseballdirect.com

Publications
SABR Bulletin - "Case's Corner" - newsletter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) "Growing Up at Griffith Stadium" - article published courtesy of The Big Train (Walter Johnson Baseball League) - Bethesda Maryland

Education/Credentials
BA - Rutgers University 1963 MA - Rider University 1979

Awards and Honors
Former Executive Director of SABR Consultant and speaker - City of Trenton NJ baseball exhibit - "When Trenton Baseball Roared Like Thunder" - 1994

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