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You Make The Call Trivia Quiz


I have heard many questions concerning different plays and rule interpretations. See if you can make the correct call in these 10 situations.

A multiple-choice quiz by jdp932. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
jdp932
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
167,073
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
3 / 10
Plays
1586
Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (4/10), Guest 174 (4/10), Guest 101 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. With runners on first and second and no outs, the third batter in the inning hits a high pop foul between home and first base with the first baseman losing sight of the ball because of the sun. The ball lands on foul ground without being touched and rolls into fair territory halfway between home and first base. The pitcher picks up the ball and throws to the second baseman covering first base, who touches the runner with the ball while the latter is off base. What is the ruling? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A batter swings and hits the ball. After laying down the bat and running to first, the ball hits the bat in fair territory. What is the call on this play? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. With a runner on first, the batter hits a ground ball to the first baseman who steps on first and then tags the runner who has remained on first. Who is out? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. With a runner on the first, the batter hits a deep fly ball to center field. The runner, who believes that the ball is over the outfielder's head, runs to second. The center fielder makes the catch and notices that the runner is between second and third. He throws to first in an attempt to put out the runner for leaving too soon. The runner, who is between second and third at the time of the throw, hustles back only to see the ball thrown go into dead ball territory. What is the ruling on this play? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Without touching any person, a batted ball hits the pitcher's plate and bounces into foul ground. The ball is ruled foul.


Question 6 of 10
6. With the bases loaded and one out. The fifth batter in the inning hits a line drive to the right field fence. The runners on second and third score, but the runner on first was thrown out at the plate. The batter goes to third, but failed to touch first base. The play was properly appealed. The result of the play is that two runs score and the third out is the appeal of the batter who missed first.


Question 7 of 10
7. With a runner on first, one out, and two strikes to the batter, the batter swings at and misses a pitch that hits their hand. The runner is attempting a steal at second and is tagged out prior to reaching the base. What is the call? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. With runners on first and second, the batter hits a ball to the shortstop. The shortstop fields the ball, steps on second for the force and then throws wildly to the first baseman. The first baseman tosses her glove into the air hitting the ball. The ball bounces into the dugout. What is the ruling on this play? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A batter hits a foul ball while a part of her foot is touching home plate. There is no penalty since the ball was hit foul.


Question 10 of 10
10. With a runner on third and no one out, the batter hits a fly ball to left field. While the ball is in flight, the third base coach pushes the runner back toward third base. The left fielder makes the catch. The runner scores on the sacrifice fly. Is this legal? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. With runners on first and second and no outs, the third batter in the inning hits a high pop foul between home and first base with the first baseman losing sight of the ball because of the sun. The ball lands on foul ground without being touched and rolls into fair territory halfway between home and first base. The pitcher picks up the ball and throws to the second baseman covering first base, who touches the runner with the ball while the latter is off base. What is the ruling?

Answer: Dead ball and fair ball. The batter and runner who was tagged are out.

Fair ball. Even though the infield fly rule was not called, it is still in effect. The batter, therefore, is out. The runner is also out.
2. A batter swings and hits the ball. After laying down the bat and running to first, the ball hits the bat in fair territory. What is the call on this play?

Answer: The ball is live. The batter is not out.

If the batter were to intentionally hit the ball a second time, then they would be ruled out.
3. With a runner on first, the batter hits a ground ball to the first baseman who steps on first and then tags the runner who has remained on first. Who is out?

Answer: Only the batter is out.

The runner is not out since the force play was removed when the first baseman stepped on first to retire the batter. The batter is the only out.
4. With a runner on the first, the batter hits a deep fly ball to center field. The runner, who believes that the ball is over the outfielder's head, runs to second. The center fielder makes the catch and notices that the runner is between second and third. He throws to first in an attempt to put out the runner for leaving too soon. The runner, who is between second and third at the time of the throw, hustles back only to see the ball thrown go into dead ball territory. What is the ruling on this play?

Answer: Dead ball. The batter is out and the runner is awarded home.

Regardless of who made the throw, two bases are awarded from the last base touched/position of the runner at the time the ball left the hand. In this situation, at the time of the throw, the runner was between second and third. The runner is allowed to complete their running responsibilities (retouching first in this case), and the award of bases is issued.
5. Without touching any person, a batted ball hits the pitcher's plate and bounces into foul ground. The ball is ruled foul.

Answer: True

The pitcher's plate is merely a part of the playing field. A fair ball is a batted ball that settles or is touched on or over fair territory between home an first base or home and third base, touches or bounds over a base, touches first, second, or third bases, touches the person of any umpire or player while in fair territory, or first falls or is first touched on or over fair territory beyond first or third base.
6. With the bases loaded and one out. The fifth batter in the inning hits a line drive to the right field fence. The runners on second and third score, but the runner on first was thrown out at the plate. The batter goes to third, but failed to touch first base. The play was properly appealed. The result of the play is that two runs score and the third out is the appeal of the batter who missed first.

Answer: False

No runs can be score if the third out is a force out or if the batter does not reach first. When a third out is declared on an appeal play resulting in a force out, this would take precedence if the enforcing of it would negate a score.
7. With a runner on first, one out, and two strikes to the batter, the batter swings at and misses a pitch that hits their hand. The runner is attempting a steal at second and is tagged out prior to reaching the base. What is the call?

Answer: Dead ball. The batter is the only out.

The ball becomes dead immediately once it hit the batter, so the runner could not advance. Since the batter swung at the pitch and missed, that is the third strike and the second out.
8. With runners on first and second, the batter hits a ball to the shortstop. The shortstop fields the ball, steps on second for the force and then throws wildly to the first baseman. The first baseman tosses her glove into the air hitting the ball. The ball bounces into the dugout. What is the ruling on this play?

Answer: The runner on first is out. Both the batter and runner on second are awarded two bases from their positions when the first baseman's detached glove touches the ball.

The runner on second is out. The runner on second and the batter would be awarded two bases. In this situation, since detached equipment was used to field a THROWN ball, the award is two bases from the point the ball touched the detached glove. If the ball was hit, the award would be three bases. If the ball was pitched, the award would be one base.
9. A batter hits a foul ball while a part of her foot is touching home plate. There is no penalty since the ball was hit foul.

Answer: False

Regardless of where the ball hit, if the batter hits a ball with any part of her foot touching home plate, the batter shall be out.
10. With a runner on third and no one out, the batter hits a fly ball to left field. While the ball is in flight, the third base coach pushes the runner back toward third base. The left fielder makes the catch. The runner scores on the sacrifice fly. Is this legal?

Answer: No. The ball is dead once it is caught. The batter is out and the runner is out for being aided.

At any time a coach interferes with a play, it shall be a delayed dead ball until the play ends. The runner who was aided shall be declared out and all subsequent outs will stand.
Source: Author jdp932

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