TABLE OF CONTENTS
RULE 1 PLAYERS, FIELD, PLAYING EQUIPMENT 6
Section 1: Positions, Equipment, and Players 6
Article 1 6
Article 2 6
Article 4 7
Article 5 7
Article 6 7
Section 2:
The Field 7
Article 1 7
Article 2 8
Article 3 8
Article 4 8
Section 3: Equipment 8
Article 1 8
Article 2 8
Article 3 8
Article 4 8
Section 4: Defective Field & PlayerEquipment, NonRegulation Facility, Malfunctioning Equipment, English 9 Article 1 9
Article 2 9
Article 3 9
Article 4 9
Article 5 9
RULE 2: PLAYING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 9
Section 1: Ball, Passed Ball, Dead Ball, Ball in Flight, Bases 9
Article 1 9
Article 2 9
Article 3 10
Article 4 10
Article 5 10
Section 2: Batter, B1, B2, 10
Article 1 10
Article 2 10
Section 3: Catch, Catcher, Catcher’s Box 10
Article 1 10
Article 2 10
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Section 4: Charged Conferences 10
Article 1 10
Section 5: Interference, and Obstruction 10
Article 1
Section 6: Fielder, Battery, F1, F2, and Spotter 11
Article 1 11
Article 2 11
Article 3 11
Section 7: Game, Called Game, Tie Game, Inning, and Half Inning, Forfeit 11
Article 1 11
Article 2 12
Article 3 12
Section 8: Hit, Fair Hit, Foul, Foul Tip, Ground Ball, Fly Ball, No Pitch 12
Article 1 12
Article 2 12
Article 4 12
Article 5 12
Section 9: Pitcher, Pitch, and Pivot Foot 12
Article 1 12
Article 2 12
Article 3 12
Section 10: Penalty 12
Article 1 12
Section 11: Play, Play Ruling, and Appeal 13
Article 1 13
Article 2 13
Article 3 13
Section 12: Putout, Strike Out 13
Article 1 13
Article 2 13
Section 13: Run, Batter/Runner 13
Article 1 13
Article 2 13
Article 3 13
Section 14: Designated Hitter 13
Article 1 13
Article 2 13
Article 3 13
Article 4 14
Section 15: Speed-Up Rules 14
Article 1 14
Section 16: Team and Player Abbreviations 14
Article 1 14
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Section 17: Time, Time At Bat 14
Article 1 14
Article 2 14
Section 18: Touching Ball, Base, or Runner 14
Article 1 14
RULE 3 SUBSTITUTING, COACHING, BENCH AND FIELD CONDUCT, CHARGED CONFERENCES 14
Section 1: Substituting 14
Article 1 14
Article 2 15
Article 3 15
Article 4 15
Article 5 15
Article 6 15
Section 2: Coaching 15
Article 1 15
Article 2 15
Article 3 16
Section 3: Bench, Field and Spectator Conduct 16
Article 1 16
Article 2 16
Section 4: Charged Conferences 16
Article 1 16
Article 2 16
RULE 4 STARTING AND ENDING A GAME 17
Section 1: Starting a Game 17
Article 1 17
Article 2 17
Article 3 17
Article 4 17
Article 5 17
Section 2: Ending a Regulation Game 17
Article 1 17
Article 2 17
Article 3 17
Article 4 17
Section 3: Called Game 17
Article 1 17
Section 4: Forfeited Game 18
Article 1 18
Article 2 18
Section 5: Protested Game 18
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Article 1 18
RULE 5 DEAD BALL-SUSPENSION OF PLAY 19
Section 1: Dead Ball 19
Article 1 19
Section 2: Suspension of Play 20
Article 1 20
Article 2 20
RULE 6 PITCHING 20
Section 1: Pitching Regulations 20
Article 1 20
Article 2 20
Article 3 20
Article 4 20
Section 2: Infractions By Pitcher 20
Article 1 20
Article 2 20
Article 3 21
RULE 7 BATTING 21
Section 1: Position and Batting Order 21
Article 1 21
Article 2 21
Section 2: Strikes, Balls and Hits 22
Article 1 22
Article 2 22
Article 3 22
Section 3: Batting Infractions 22
Article 1 22
Article 2 22
Article 3 22
Article 4 23
Section 4: Batter Is Out As In Above or When 23
RULE 8 BATTER RUNNING 23
Section 1: When Batter Becomes a Runner 23
Article 1 23
Article 2 23
Section 2: Touching and Return To A Base 23
Article 1 23
Article 2 23
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Article 3 23
Section 3: Base Running Awards 23
Article 1 23
Article 2 24
Section 4: Runner Is Out 24
Article 1 24
RULE 9 SCORING AND RECORD-KEEPING 24
RULE 10 UMPIRING 24
Section 1: General 24
Article 1 24
Article 2 24
Article 3 24
Article 4 24
Section 2: Head Umpire 25
Section 4: Protest Procedure 26