How well do you know the rules?

All the time we find people in the nosebleed section of the bleachers who think they have a better idea of what is a ball and what is a strike than the umpire directly behind the catcher... These kind of people tend to know even less about the rules... Are you one of these people? Lets find out!

Do YOU know the Official Rules of Major League Baseball? Is your whining and complaining towards the umpires calling your favorite team warranted, or do you have no idea what you are talking about?

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1. Runners on first and third, one out. Fly ball to right field is caught by the right fielder. Runner from third tags and scores. Runner from first fails to tag up and is doubled off first base after the run crosses the plate.
Runner from first was forced to return, therefore run does not score due to third out being a force play.
Run scores.
2. Runner on first base, no outs. Runner is off with the pitch attempting to steal second base. The batter swings and lunges over the plate, hindering the catchers attempt to throw out the runner trying to steal second base.
The Batter is immediately called out for interference. Runner stays at second base.
The Runner is immediately called out for interference.
Interference is called. Since the throw did not retire the runner, the batter is called out, and the runner is forced to return to first base.
3. Runners on second and third, one out. Runner from third base is picked off and ends up in a run down. While the runner from third gets in a pickle, the runner from second advances to third. They eventually chase the runner in the pickle back into third.
Double play, inning over!
Runner from third is out
Runner from second is out
4. Runner on second base, two outs. Base hit into left field. The runner decides to round third and attempt to score. The Third baseman is standing in his way and the runner runs into him, causing him to stop running. The left fielder picks up the ball in ve
Interference is called, run scores!
Obstruction is called, run scores!
Obstruction is called, runner is awarded third base, third out, inning over!
5. Runner on second base, two outs. Batter hits a sharp line drive into left field, almost eluding the left fielder until he decides to throw his glove at the ball in an attempt to stop it. He is successful in doing so, and he picks up the ball, and throws t
Third out, no run scores!
If the runner from second crosses the plate before the batter runner is thrown out at second, run scores, third out, inning over
The batter runner is awarded third base for the act of the leftfielder throwing his glove to stop the ball, run scores!
6. Runner at first, one out. Taylor made double play ball is hit to short. Shortstop throws to the second baseman for the force at second, and in the second baseman's attempt to remove the ball from his glove, flings it with his throwing hand just behind sec
the second baseman did not have control of the ball, both runners are safe.
Runner from first is called out for interference, batter runner is awarded first base.
Both runner and batter runner are both called out for interference
This is a legal catch, voluntary release was demonstrated. Runner out at second, batter runner safe at first.
7. The two legal pitching positions are the Windup Position and the Stretch Position
true
false
8. Runners on First and Third, one out. Sharp line drive is hit to the shortstop, who appears to catch the ball but then quickly drops it. He flips to the second baseman for the force and the second baseman throws to first for the double play.
Double play, inning over!
Infield fly is called, batter is out, runner from first is awarded second.
Ball is dead immediately. Batter is called out for shortstop intentionally dropping the ball. Runners return to third and first.
9. Runners on First and Third, one out. The pitcher disengages the rubber and errantly attempts to throw to first base to pick off the runner. His throw goes into the stands.
Runner from third scores, runner from first is awarded second.
Runner from third scores, runner from first is awarded third
10. The batting order for the inning is Perry, Smith, and Wright. Perry is retired on a fly ball to Centerfield for the first out. Wright then comes to the plate and has strike one called on him. The manager of the other team brings it to the plate umpires at
Wright is called out for batting out of order.
Smith is called out for batting out of order.
Smith replaces Wright in the batters box with a count of 0 and 1

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