The Rules of Baseball: An Anecdotal Look at the Rules of Baseball and how They Came to beFascinating in their origins, the rules of baseball provide never-ending material for the arguments, anecdotes, and great moments that make baseball the institution it is. The Rules of Baseball is required reading for anyone who wants to better understand the structure behind the game. 50 photos. |
Contents
OBJECTIVES OF THE GAME | 1 |
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS | 25 |
GAME PRELIMINARIES | 37 |
Copyright | |
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American League appeal awarded balk ball hit ball is dead base coach base on balls base umpire baseball baseman batted ball batter becomes batter-runner batter's box batting order becomes a runner bunt catch catcher caught charged club defensive team deliver the ball Designated Hitter double play dugout earned run error fair ball fair territory feet fence fielder fly ball forfeit foul territory glove ground home base home plate home run home team hurler inches Infield Fly interference league president major league manager mound National League official scorer outfield passed ball pitcher pitcher's plate plate umpire player playing field proper batter putout reaches first base runner on third runners advance sacker season second base shortstop steal stolen base strike zone substitute suspended game tagged team's teammate third base third strike thrown ball tion touches first base umpire-in-chief umpire's judgment uniform wild pitch wild throw Yankees York York Yankees