Proper Batter?

[magna929]

OBR, R1, 2 outs.  On a full count, pitcher throws a ball to the backstop for ball 4.  On the play, R1 is stealing 2nd and goes to 3rd on the wild pitch.  He gets thrown out on the play.  Who is the proper batter the next inning?  It would be the guy after the BR who was walked correct?  Or does it matter if he physically touches first base before the out is made at 3rd?

[maven]

Next player in lineup. His time at bat ended on ball 4.

[umpire_scott]

I would say once ball 4 is thrown he has completed his AB.  Think about if he hit the ball in the infield and another runner was out by fielder's choice before BR got to first.  He would still have completed his AB.

[noumpere]

OBR 6.04 " A batter has legally completed his time at bat when he is out out or becomes a runner"

 

OBR 6.08 The batter becomes a runner when .... (one of the sub clauses is ball 4)