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When a fielder catches a ball and falls into the stands is it a foul ball or an out?
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∙ 14y ago
The Baseball rules differentiate between a foul ball and a foul tip.
A foul tip caught by the catcher is a strike. If it's the third strike the result is a strikeout, otherwise the at bat continues.
A foul ball caught in the air by any fielder (including the catcher) is a pop out (or fly out, which is scored the same).
Major League Baseball rules define a foul tip as follows:
A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher's hands and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play. It is not a catch if it is a rebound, unless the ball has first touched the catcher's glove or hand.
Many people were taught that a foul tip is anything that does not go over the batter's head, or that does not go at least six feet high, but those criteria are not in the rule book.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf a fielder catches a ball and falls into the stands, it is a dead ball and all runners advance one base. Rule 704(c) The fielder made a legal catch. At that point the batter was out. The fielder then took the ball out of play. At that point the runners were allowed to advance one base.
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∙ 13y agoIf it is caught by the player in the stands with no interference (such as a fan tipping the ball up), it is an out.
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Is it a home run if ball is caught and the fielder falls into stands?
If he drops it yes
What if a fielder catches a ball but loses his glove and the ball stays in the glove?
If the glove or mitt falls off in the process of catching the ball, it is not a legal catch. The fielder must have control of the ball in the glove and then remove it himself.
What happens to base runners when a defensive player catches a ball in foul territory and his momentum carries him to out of bounds?
If the fielder falls into the stands or the dugout after catching the foul, the ball is dead and runners are awarded base from the base they occupied at the time of the pitch.
Is a caught fly ball a force out?
No it is not it is the end of the game
What is the ruling if a fielder throws his mitt up into the air and the ball falls into the mitt and he catches the mitt with the ball in it?
It is scored as a triple Really, no he caught the ball so obviously he got him out First answer is correct, batter is awarded three bases.
Is it an out if the defensive player catches the ball then drops his glove but the ball remains in the glove?
No, the glove is considered an extension of the fielder's hand so if the glove comes off the fielder is deemed to have dropped the ball.
If a player catches a fly ball and in attempting to throw it to hold a runner but drops the ball is this an error on the player and is the hitter awarded a hit?
If the fielder catches the ball and, during the motion of reaching into the glove to grab the ball to throw, the ball drops to the ground the batter is called out. As long as the fielder has complete control of the ball before attempting to throw, the umpire will call the batter out.
What happens to runners when a pop-up is caught in foul territory and the fielder runs into the out of play area?
If the fielder falls into the stands or the dugout after catching the foul, the ball is dead and runners are awarded base from the base they occupied at the time of the pitch.
What are two ways that the batter can be out in baseball?
three strikes and fielder or outfielder catches ball without dropping it.
If a batted ball hits a runner and pops up in the air and a fielder catches the ball is the batter out also?
No...as soon as the batted ball touches the runner, the ball is dead.
What is catching in the sport of cricket?
It is where a batsmen hits the ball into the air and without a bounce a fielder catches it meaning the batsmen is out.
What is a cricket catcher called?
I think you mean wicket keeper. He is a fielder that stands behind the wickets with a pair of gloves in cricket. He can stump people and catches the ball when it goes past the batsman
