By: Ron Bing, Puritas League, Cleveland, Ohio
4/2/98 (4/18/98) ( Some questions have more than one correct answer) 1. If there are runners on first and second, and a ball is popped up in the infield, the umpire will call 2. Which situations below involve a force play situation (in each case, if all bases are not involved, 3. You must always tag up on a fly ball. 4. On a wild pitch or passed ball, any runner who is on base must tag up before they can run to the 5. There is a runner on first and the batter hits what he thinks will be a double. The runner on first 6. You block a ground ball and it is stopped in front of you. Make sure that you pick the ball up 7. A runner is trying to get to a base and you do not have the ball, nor is it being thrown to you. 8. If a runner fails to tag up on a fly ball and is trying to get back to the base he left, how can you get 9. There are two outs in the bottom of the last inning, and the winning run is on third base. You are 10. There is only a runner on second with less than two outs. The batter hits a ground ball to short 11. If you are running to a base and the fielder has the ball and is attempting to tag you out before 12. Whether you are hitting, throwing or fielding a ball, most of your weight should be on what part
Date: April 18, 1998 at 11:28
"Infield Fly Rule". However, if the ball is dropped, both runners must try to get to the next base
since they are in a force play situation.
TRUE (FALSE- batter is automatically out, runners do not have to advance, although they can
try if they want to)
circle only the runners who can be forced):
A. Runner on second base
(* B. Runner on first base)
(* C. Runners on (first)) and third
D. Runners on second and third
(* E. Runners on first, second and third)
TRUE (FALSE - not when there are two outs)
next base.
TRUE (FALSE - no tag up is involved, it is a live ball and runners are free to try and move up if
they want to try)
stops at second, but the batter doesn't see him and he also runs to second. Since only one runner
can be at a base at a time, the original runner who had been at first must try and run to third, since
the batter is entitled to second base because he hit a double.
TRUE (FALSE - the first runner to get to a base is entitled to it, the other runner must go back.
Only exception is if a runner is in a force play situation and does not run. In that case the fielder
would tag the runner who should have tried to advance)
with your glove, because if you use your bare hand you will probably drop it.
TRUE (FALSE - pic
king up the ball with your glove is more difficult and much more time
consuming)
The only thing you can do to keep the runner off of the base is try and block it with your body, and
hope that someone will throw you the ball so that you can then tag him out.
TRUE (FALSE - this would be called obstruction by the umpire, and if the umpire felt the runner
would have made another base had the obstruction not taken place, he will give the runner that extra
base)
him out?
A. You must tag the base
B. You must tag the runner
C. You must tag the base and the runner
(* D. You can tag the base or the runner)
the second baseman and a routine grounder comes to you and you field it cleanly. Since the runner
on third is the winning run, you must try to throw him out at the plate so that he doesn't score.
TRUE (FALSE - if the last out is from the batter not making it safely to first base, no run will
count even if that runner scored before the last out was made)
who throws the ball to the third baseman to try and get the lead runner. The runner going to third
sees that the third baseman has the ball, so he turns around and tries to get back to second. The
third baseman throws to second and he now has the ball. How can he get the runner out?
(* A. There is no force play, therefore he must tag the runner)
B. There is a force play, therefore he can tag the runner or the base
C. There is no force play, therefore he must tag the base
D. There is a force play, therefore he must tag the ru
nner
you get there, how far can you run to either side of him while trying to run around him and avoid the
tag?
A. As far as is necessary
B. 10 feet to either side
(* C. Three feet or less)
D. The best thing to do is run into the fielder and try and knock
the ball out of his glove.
of your feet?
A. The back of your feet (heels)
(* B. The front of your feet (balls))
C. The weight should be even all along your feet
D. Whatever is most comfortable to the player