cpf@lasspvax.UUCP (Courtenay Footman) (08/08/85)
My reasons for posting this are, first, in this a article, a STRIKE is:
"a legal pitch when so called by the umpire, which--
(a) Is struck at by the batter and is missed;
(b) Is not struck at, if any part of the ball passes through any part
of the strike zone;
(c) Is fouled by the batter when he has less than two strikes
(d) Is bunted foul;
(e) Touches the batter as he strikes at it;
(f) Touches the batter in flight in the strike zone;
(g) Becomes a foul tip."
Second, a few weeks ago, someone posted a scoring question and got
several wrong answers, and only one correct one (mine). That
inspired me to come up with this challenge.
Here is the quiz. Five questions, closed book, no partial credit.
1) Man on first base, no outs. Batter hits a line drive to the second
baseman, who tries to double the runner off first base. However, the
throw is wild and goes into the dugout. Where does the runner end up?
2) Men on second and third, one out. Batter hits fly ball to the outfield,
with both runners leaving the base early. Ball is caught by right fielder,
who doubles off the man on second after the man on third has crossed the
plate. The defensive team then leaves the field. Does the run count?
3) Men on second and third, one out, the batter hits a ground ball to
third. The third baseman throws home, where the catcher was waiting
for the ball holding his mask in his right hand. The throw was off
line to the right, and the catcher reachs out and catches the ball
in his mask, gets the ball in mitt (on left hand), and tags the runner
out at the plate, runner on second going to third, batter to first.
What is the ruling?
4) Tie score, bases loaded, two out, bottom of the ninth. Batter
walks. All runners advance to and touch the next base, except:
a) Batter goes back to dugout without touching first;
b) man on first goes back to dugout without touching second;
c) man on second goes back to dugout without touching third;
d) man on third goes back to dugout without touching home.
What happens in each case? Would an appeal play make any difference?
5) Man on first, one out. With the hit and run on, batter swings and
misses, and overswings and hits catcher in the head with the bat,
stunning the catcher, who drops the ball. The runner runs to third.
The umpire decides that the interference was unintentional. What is
the ruling if:
a) There was a one strike count;
b) there was a two strike count?
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Please do not post your answers to this quiz. I will do that in a
couple of weeks. If you want people to know how much you know,
mail me your answers, and I will post a list of results.
My own grade for this quiz was four for five. I will say which one
I missed when I post my answers.
If there is a favorable response to this quiz, I shall dig through
the rulebook and make up a quiz based on even more obscure rules.
--
Courtenay Footman arpa: cpf@lnsvax
Newman Lab. of Nuclear Studies usenet: cornell!lnsvax!cpf
Cornell Universitycpf@lasspvax.UUCP (Courtenay Footman) (08/09/85)
Owing to strange things here at Cornell, the usenet address given in my previous .signature file will not work. Use cornell!lasspvax!cpf instead of cornell!lnsvax!cpf. A simple 'r' command ought to work. Sorry. -- Courtenay Footman arpa: cpf@lnsvax Newman Lab. of Nuclear Studies usenet: cornell!lasspvax!cpf Cornell University