DEAD BALL

SITUATIONS
1. A pitched ball touches a batter, or
his clothing, while in his legal
batting position; runners, if forced,
advance;
2. The plate umpire interferes with the
catcher’s throw attempting to
prevent a stolen base or retire a
runner on a pick-off play; runners
may not advance.
3. A balk is committed; runners
5. A ball is illegally batted; runners
return;
6. A foul ball is not caught, in which case
runners return to their bases. The
umpirein- chief shall not put the ball in
play until all runners have retouched
their bases;
7. A fair ball touches a runner or an
umpire on fair territory before it
touches an infielder including the
pitcher, or touches an umpire before it
8. A pitched ball lodges in the umpire’s or
catcher’s mask or paraphernalia, and
remains out of play, runners advance one
base;
9. If the batter intentionally leaves the batter’s
box and delays play (The ball is dead, and
no runners may advance.)
10. Time out
11. Wild thrown ball.
12. Batter refuse to take position in the batter’s
box during his time at bat, the umpire shall
call a strike on the batter, the ball is dead,
and no runner may advance (Rule 6.02c).
8. When obstruction is occur.
9. After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits
the ball a second time in fair territory. The
ball is dead and no runners may advance.
10.