TABLE OF CONTENTS
RULE 1
PLAYERS, FIELD, PLAYING EQUIPMENT
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Section 1: Positions, Equipment, and Players
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Article 1 - In Beep Baseball (Printed Verison Page #6)
Article 2 - A Player is designated on the official line-up (Printed Verison Page #6)
Article 3 - All Players in a team’s line-up (Printed Verison Page #7)
Article 4 - At the time of the pitch (Printed Verison Page #7)
Article 5 - An active player
Article 6 - Uniforms are recommended (Printed Verison Page #7)
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Article 1 - The Playing Field (Printed Verison Page #7)
Article 2 - An additional Foul Line (Printed Verison Page #8)
Article 3 - Pitcher’s Mark (Printed Verison Page #8)
Article 4 - A batter (Printed Verison Page #8)
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Article 1 - First and Third base (Printed Verison Page #8)
Article 2 - Home Plate (base) (Printed Verison Page #8)
Article 3 - The Ball (Printed Verison Page #8)
Article 4 - The Bat (Printed Verison Page #8)
Article 5 - Leather Gloves (Printed Verison Page #8)
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Article 1 - Defective Equipment (Printed Verison Page #9)
Article 2 - Any game started on a Non-regulation Facility (Printed Verison Page #9)
Article 3 - A ball (Printed Verison Page #9)
Article 4 - A dead ball (Printed Verison Page #9)
Article 5 - (Printed Verison Page #9)
Section 5: English is the official language of the NBBA
RULE 2:
PLAYING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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Section 1: Ball, Passed Ball, Dead Ball, Ball in Flight, Bases
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Article 1 - The Ball (Printed Verison Page #9)
Article 2 - The term “Passed Ball” (Printed Verison Page #9)
Article 3 - A Dead Ball (Printed Verison Page #10)
Article 4 - A batted ball (Printed Verison Page #10)
Article 5 -The Bases (Printed Verison Page #10)
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Article 1 - The Batter (Printed Verison Page #10)
Article 2 - The player who bats first (Printed Verison Page #10)
Section 3: Catch, Catcher, Catcher’s Box
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Article 1 - A Catch (Printed Verison Page #10)
Article 2 - The Catcher (Printed Verison Page #10)
Section 4: Charged Conferences
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Article 1 - Charged Conference (Printed Verison Page #10)
Section 5: Interference, and Obstruction
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Article 1 - Interference and Obstruction
Section 6: Fielder, Battery, F1, F2, and Spotter
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Article 1 - A Fielder (Printed Verison Page #11)
Article 2 - In play rulings and discussion (Printed Verison Page #11)
Article 3 - A Spotter (Printed Verison Page #11)
Section 7: Game, Called Game, Tie Game, Inning, and Half Inning, Forfeit
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Article 1 - A Regulation Beep Baseball Game (Printed Verison Page #11)
Article 2 - An Inning (Printed Verison Page #12)
Article 3 - A Forfeited Game (Printed Verison Page #12)
Section 8: Hit, Fair Hit, Foul, Foul Tip, Ground Ball, Fly Ball, No Pitch
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Article 1 - A Hit (Printed Verison Page #12)
Article 2 - A Foul (Printed Verison Page #12)
Article 4 - A Fly Ball (Printed Verison Page #12)
Article 5 - A No-Pitch (Printed Verison Page #12)
Section 9: Pitcher, Pitch, and Pivot Foot
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Article 1 - The Pitcher (Printed Verison Page #12)
Article 2 - The pitcher’s Pivot Foot (Printed Verison Page #12)
Article 3 - An Illegal Pitch (Printed Verison Page #12)
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Article 1 - A Penalty (Printed Verison Page #12)
Section 11: Play, Play Ruling, and Appeal
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Article 1 - ”Play” is the order given by the umpire (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 2 - A Play Ruling (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 3 - An Appeal (Printed Verison Page #13)
Section 12: Putout, Strike Out
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Article 1 - A Putout (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 2 - A Strike Out (Printed Verison Page #13)
Section 13: Run, Batter/Runner
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Article 1 - A Run (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 2 - A Home Run (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 3 - The Batter / Runner (Printed Verison Page #13)
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Article 1 - The use of a Designated Hitter (DH) (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 2 - The DH and the DP (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 3 - the active DH (Printed Verison Page #13)
Article 4 - If a team uses the DH (Printed Verison Page #14)
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Article 1 - Speed-up Rules (Printed Verison Page #14)
Section 16: Team and Player Abbreviations
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Article 1 - For brevity in play rulings (Printed Verison Page #14)
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Article 1 - ”Time” (Printed Verison Page #14)
Article 2 - Time At Bat (Printed Verison Page #14)
Section 18: Touching Ball, Base, or Runner
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Article 1 - Touching is contact with (Printed Verison Page #14)
RULE 3
SUBSTITUTING, COACHING, BENCH AND FIELD CONDUCT, CHARGED CONFERENCES
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Article 1 - Unlimited substitution is permitted (Printed Verison Page #14)
Article 2 - If a pitcher is replaced (Printed Verison Page #15)
Article 3 - Once a player is removed (Printed Verison Page #15)
Article 4 - Once a player other than the pitcher or catcher has been replaced (Printed Verison Page #15)
Article 5 - TWELVE RUN RULE (Printed Verison Page #15)
Article 6 - SUBSTITUTION UNDER THE TWELVE RUN RULE (Printed Verison Page #15)
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Article 1 - The coach (Printed Verison Page #15)
Article 2 - A coach (Printed Verison Page #15)
Article 3 - Any person not a batter / runner (Printed Verison Page #16)
Section 3: Bench, Field and Spectator Conduct
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Article 1 - coach, player, substitute, attendant, spotter, other team personnel, or spectators shall not
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Article 2 - Any player, coach, spotter, or bench personnel removed from the game (Printed Verison Page #16)
Section 4: Charged Conferences
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Article 1 - Defemse Charged Conferences (Printed Verison Page #16)
Article 2 - Offense Charged Conferences (Printed Verison Page #16)
RULE 4
STARTING AND ENDING A GAME
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Article 1 - The Home Team coach (Printed Verison Page #17)
Article 2 - unusual conditions (Printed Verison Page #17)
Article 3 - Before Game Time (Printed Verison Page #17)
Article 4 - The Visiting team (Printed Verison Page #17)
Article 5 - The Game begins (Printed Verison Page #17)
Section 2: Ending a Regulation Game
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Article 1 - A Regulation Game consists (Printed Verison Page #17)
Article 2 - The Game ends when (Printed Verison Page #17)
Article 3 - If weather or darkness interferes (Printed Verison Page #17)
Article 4 - A game called due to (Printed Verison Page #17)
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Article 1 - If a game is called (Printed Verison Page #17)
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Article 1 - A game shall be Forfeited to (Printed Verison Page #18)
Article 2 - score of a forfeited game is (Printed Verison Page #18)
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Article 1 - Protested Game (Printed Verison Page #18)
RULE 5
DEAD BALL - SUSPENSION OF PLAY
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Article 1 - Ball becomes Dead immediately when (Printed Verison Page #19)
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Article 1 - the umpire and play suspended when shall call “TIME” (Printed Verison Page #20)
Article 2 - When the ball becomes dead (Printed Verison Page #20)
RULE 6
PITCHING
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Section 1: Pitching Regulations
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Article 1 - The pitcher (Printed Verison Page #20)
Article 2 - The pitcher is required (Printed Verison Page #20)
Article 3 - Each legal pitch (Printed Verison Page #20)
Article 4 - The pitcher is not a fielding position (Printed Verison Page #20)
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RULE 7
BATTING
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Section 1: Position and Batting Order
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A ball is credited to the batter (Printed Verison Page #22)
RULE 8
BATTER RUNNING
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Section 1: When Batter Becomes a Runner
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Article 1 - A batter becomes a runner (Printed Verison Page #23)
Article 2 - Runner scores one point (Printed Verison Page #23)
Section 2: Touching and Return To A Base
Section 3: Base Running Awards
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Article 1 - When a runner is obstructed (Printed Verison Page #23)
Article 2 - When a runner is obstructed by an umpire (Printed Verison Page #24)
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Article 1 - Runner is Out (Printed Verison Page #24)
RULE 9
SCORING AND RECORD-KEEPING
RULE 9 SCORING AND RECORD-KEEPING
RULE 10
UMPIRING
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Article 1 - Game officials (Printed Verison Page #24)
Article 2 - If there is only one umpire (Printed Verison Page #24)
Article 3 - Any umpire’s decision (Printed Verison Page #24)
Article 4 - No umpire may be replaced (Printed Verison Page #24)
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Article 1 - If there are two or more umpires (Printed Verison Page #25)
Article 2 - The Head Umpire has authority (Printed Verison Page #25)
Article 3 - The duties of the Head Umpire (Printed Verison Page #25)
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Article 1 - A Field Umpire may (Printed Verison Page #25)
Article 2 - When there is only one Field Umpire (Printed Verison Page #25)
Article 3 - When more than one Field Umpire is used (Printed Verison Page #25)
Article 4 - When there are only two officials (Printed Verison Page #25)
Article 5 - If there are three or more officials (Printed Verison Page #26)
Article 6 - The Head Umpire of a field can (Printed Verison Page #26)
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