No it was not a rule in 1956. Rule 4.03 became a rule years later when Keith Hernandez revolutionized the game of baseball, Fact !
there is none in the MLB ... there is a MERCIE RULE in little league ...
yes
There is no such rule in College baseball.
in baseball
the rule book
the year was 1898.
63% of balls hit will be outs!
From the official Major League Baseball Rule Book, Rule #1.09. The ball should not weigh less then 5 oz or more than 5 ¼ oz.
1973; the rule was added in an effort to increase scoring in baseball.
There isn't a mercy rule in the MLB because the score hardly ever gets that high.
When you're playing sandlot baseball and short on players in the field, you determine all hits must go to left field or its an out. Thus, the left field rule.