Baseball Rules Interpretations - 2015

[noumpere]

Baseball Rules Interpretations - 2015 By NFHS on February 10, 2015 baseball

 

 

Publisher’s Note: The National Federation of State High School Associations is the only source of official high school interpretations. They do not set aside nor modify any rule. They are made and published by the NFHS in response to situations presented.

Robert B. Gardner, Publisher, NFHS Publications © 2015

SITUATION 1: The lead-off batter comes to the plate wearing a batting helmet that has tape around and through one of the ear holes. When asked about the helmet, the batter says the helmet is in good shape with no cracks and the tape is present to hold the ear pad in place. RULING: The helmet is not legal. The batter must obtain a legal helmet, one that is free of cracks and damage and has no tape. (1-5-1, 4-1-3b)

SITUATION 2: In the second inning, a batter comes to the plate wearing a batting helmet that has a mirror-like glare surface to it. The plate umpire instructs the batter to obtain a legal helmet and asks the coach to remove this helmet from play. In the fifth inning, another batter for the same team comes to bat wearing a batting helmet with a mirror-like surface. The opposing coach inquires if the head coach of the offensive team should be restricted to the bench since this is the second instance of a batter wearing an illegal helmet. RULING: The coach of the offensive team is not restricted for this issue. The batter is instructed to replace his batting helmet with a legal one and to remove this helmet from play. (1-5-1, 4-1-3b Penalty)

SITUATION 3: An open media area was designated and properly lined before the game. The home coach has placed a video recording camera on a tripod in the media area. The opposing coach objects to the camera’s placement, stating that the camera must be in the dugout. RULING: This is legal. Video monitoring or replay equipment must be placed in the dugout or another dead-ball area. (3-3-1, 1-2-8)

SITUATION 4: The home coach has expanded both dugouts legally and has placed a video camera in the expanded area. The opposing coach tells the plate umpire that he thought the equipment must be within the confines of the structure of the dugout. RULING: This is legal. Video monitoring or replay equipment must be placed in the dugout or another dead-ball area. (3-3-1, 1-2-8)

SITUATION 5: The home coach has placed a wireless camera in the stands behind the dugout which transmits its recording to a monitor in the dugout. RULING: This is legal. Video monitoring or replay equipment must be placed in the dugout, stands or another dead-ball area. (3-3-1, 1-2-8)

SITUATION 6: To obtain information on the opposing pitcher, the team is using a radar gun in (a) its own dugout or (b) in the stands, where it is being handled by a parent of the team. RULING: Legal in both (a) and (b). (3-3-1)

SITUATION 7: An assistant coach in the uniform of his team, is sitting in the stands recording the game and using a radar gun on his pitcher. RULING: While it is legal for a camera or radar gun to be placed in the stands, it may not be used by a coach, player, attendant or other bench personnel. The assistant coach must be in the dugout or a dead-ball area inside the confines of the field. (3-3-1i)

SITUATION 8: As the pitcher looks into the catcher for a sign, the batter is moving his bat back and forth across the plate. The batter accidentally contacts the catcher with his bat during this movement. RULING: This is backswing interference. The ball is immediately dead and all players are provided time to regain their positions. (2-21-5, 5-1-1n, 7-3-7 Penalty)

SITUATION 9: With a crucial play at the plate not going his way, the coach of the defensive team checks his replay equipment and sees that the call of safe was not correct. He calls time and approaches the plate umpire with his tablet to show him the call needs to be reversed. RULING: The plate umpire may not use videotape or replay equipment for the purpose of rendering a decision. The plate umpire should professionally inform the coach that he cannot look at the video play and request that he return to the dugout. (10-1-5)

SITUATION 10: After bringing in a substitute pitcher, the defensive head coach is still at the mound after the eighth warm-up pitch. Shall a defensive conference be declared by the plate umpire? RULING: To maintain a solid pace of play for the game, the coach should be on his way back to the dugout at the conclusion of the pitcher’s warm-up throws. If the coach lingers, the plate umpire should ask the coach if he wants a defensive conference to now be charged and, if not, the game needs to resume. (3-4, 2015 Points of Emphasis)

SITUATION 11: After a team’s player has hit a go-ahead home run, the team gathers around home plate to congratulate him. RULING: Since the ball is dead with the home run, the players may gather outside the dugout to congratulate their teammate. However, they must provide the plate umpire the ability to observe all the players on base touch home to verify that they scored. Preventative umpiring by the plate umpire, urging players to stay away from the plate, may assist in this need. (2015 Points of Emphasis)

SITUATION 12: In the fifth inning, the batter hits a bases-clearing home run for the fifth hit in a row by his team. As his teammates gather to congratulate him, one of them taunts the catcher with a comment on all the hits that have occurred. RULING: While it is acceptable for a team to celebrate and congratulate each other on such an exciting event, good sportsmanship must be maintained. The plate umpire should immediately warn and/or eject depending upon the content of the comment. (3-3-1f-2, 2015 Points of Emphasis)

SITUATION 13: Following the completion of the game, one of the umpires is still within the confines of the field. The losing coach berates him for his performance and directs some inappropriate language toward him. RULING: Since both umpires have not left the confines of the field following the completion of the game, the umpire still has jurisdiction over the game. The umpire may warn or eject the coach, even though the game is over. (10-1-2, 2015 Points of Emphasis)

SITUATION 14: After the umpires have left the field following the conclusion of the game, the visiting coach and some of the parents follow the umpires to their cars to state their opinions on the umpires’ performance. RULING: The umpires are to be left alone and allowed to leave the field without being subject to poor sportsmanship. While the umpires no longer have jurisdiction to eject a player or coach, a report should be made to the state association concerning the incident. (10-1-2, 2015 Points of Emphasis)

SITUATION 15: A batter with his foot on the ground completely outside the lines of the batter’s box hits the pitch which goes directly to the catcher’s hands and is caught by the catcher. RULING: The batter is out and the ball is dead. (7-3-2)

SITUATION 16: The batter legally contacts the pitch with his bat and his lead foot then lands on the ground outside of the batter’s box. The batted ball contacts the ground in front of home plate and spins back, contacting the batter’s leg that is outside the batter’s box. RULING: This is a foul ball. With one foot still in the batter’s box, the batter is considered to be in the batter’s box at the time he was contacted by the batted ball. (2-16-1g)

SITUATION 17: With first base empty, the batter swings and misses the pitch for strike three. The catcher is unable to catch the pitch, which rolls some distance away from home plate. The batter moves from the batter’s box to first base and the plate umpire goes up the first base foul line to observe the batter advancing in the running lane. The catcher’s throw hits the umpire in the back and rebounds away, allowing the batter-runner to easily advance to first base. RULING: The ball remains live and in play. This is not umpire interference as he did not hinder the catcher’s attempt to throw. Proper use of umpire mechanics would prevent this from happening. (2-21-2)

SITUATION 18: The batted fly ball lands past first base in fair territory and rebounds into foul ground. The base umpire, mistakenly declares “Foul Ball.†The plate umpire, having a great view of the ball, immediately overrules the base umpire and declares the hit to be fair. RULING: Since the base umpire declared it to be a foul ball and it did touch the ground, it is a foul ball and immediately dead. The plate umpire cannot overrule the call. (2-16-1e, 5-1-1h)

SITUATION 19: Caught in a rundown between home and third, R2 is returning to third base when the catcher throws the ball to the third baseman who is covering the base. The third baseman does not catch the ball, which is caught by the shortstop who is backing up the play behind third base. Everyone else, including the third baseman, believes the third baseman has the ball when he tags R2 as he slides back into third base. The third baseman shows the umpire an empty glove and is confused as R2 safely slides into third base. The offensive head coach wants the umpire to declare a fake tag and award R2 home. RULING: This is not a fake tag. The third baseman simply did not catch the ball. (2-22-2)

SITUATION 20: The batter hits the ball to the shortstop who bobbles the ball and throws late to first base. The batter-runner beats the throw but does not touch first base. RULING: The runner beats the ball on the play and is considered to be safe. The defense must appeal the missed base or tag the batter-runner before he returns to first in order to have the out declared for the missed base. (8-2-1 Penalty)

[maven]

Comments:

 

SITUATIONS 1,2: for the illegal helmet, there is no penalty. He just has to go get one without tape. Please don't call an out or eject someone for this!

 

SITUATION 9: please note the use of the term 'professionally'! Ha!

 

SITUATION 17: that's some quality positioning right there. I'm guessing that has actually happened more than once to merit inclusion in this list!

 

SITUATION 20: glad to have that in writing, as I get questions every pre-season about this play and the proper mechanics for it. FED dropped the ball by not including the sentence: "The umpire should signal and verbalize 'Safe!' to communicate the ruling on the play." Their expression, "considered to be safe," doesn't provide enough instruction. They also screwed up by suggesting the the defense must EITHER appeal OR tag the BR: the defense must appeal the missed base, which they may do during a live ball in the usual ways, by tagging the base or the runner before he touches the base.

[Majordave]

@JaxRolo

You're gonna have to read ALL of this one buddy.

[Pops]

SITUATION 20: ... They also screwed up by suggesting the the defense must EITHER appeal OR tag the BR: the defense must appeal the missed base, which they may do during a live ball in the usual ways, by tagging the base or the runner before he touches the base.

Maven: Is the timing of the appeal important? What I mean is...Can the defense appeal verbally while the BR is returning to 1B during the live ball situation? Or do they have to wait until play has stopped (which means the BR is already on 1B)? And you're not suggesting that the defense must tag the runner during the appeal, are you? Maybe I just misread your comments.

[Majordave]

@Pops

They can either verbally appeal by saying he missed first. Out! OR, physically appeal with a tag of the batter-runner with ball before he retouches first base on his return after the play OR touch first base while holding the ball BEFORE the batter-runner retouches first base. FED has the stupid verbal appeal. Not a fan. But.....them's the rules.

Back in 2005 or 2006 they had the stupid "umpire can call a runner out for missing a base even without a defensive appeal" rule. What a farce. Glad they rescinded that one.

[noumpere]

@Pops

They can either verbally appeal by saying he missed first. Out! OR, physically appeal with a tag of the batter-runner with ball before he retouches first base on his return after the play OR touch first base while holding the ball BEFORE the batter-runner retouches first base. FED has the stupid verbal appeal. Not a fan. But.....them's the rules.

Back in 2005 or 2006 they had the stupid "umpire can call a runner out for missing a base even without a defensive appeal" rule. What a farce. Glad they rescinded that one.

I don't think you can make a verbal appeal in FED during a live ball.

 

So, tag the runner or tag the base (and, in both instances, make it known that it's an appeal)

[Pops]

@Pops

They can either verbally appeal by saying he missed first. Out! OR, physically appeal with a tag of the batter-runner with ball before he retouches first base on his return after the play OR touch first base while holding the ball BEFORE the batter-runner retouches first base. FED has the stupid verbal appeal. Not a fan. But.....them's the rules.

Back in 2005 or 2006 they had the stupid "umpire can call a runner out for missing a base even without a defensive appeal" rule. What a farce. Glad they rescinded that one.

That makes sense. But if you wait till the BR returns to 1B and then he actually touches it, can the appeal be made by the defense? After all, the ball was originally caught with F3 on the base when the BR originally missed it. That's why I said it's a timing situation on when you appeal.

[JaxRolo]

@JaxRolo

You're gonna have to read ALL of this one buddy.

I better pull up the Google Translator!

[Pops]

 

@Pops

They can either verbally appeal by saying he missed first. Out! OR, physically appeal with a tag of the batter-runner with ball before he retouches first base on his return after the play OR touch first base while holding the ball BEFORE the batter-runner retouches first base. FED has the stupid verbal appeal. Not a fan. But.....them's the rules.

Back in 2005 or 2006 they had the stupid "umpire can call a runner out for missing a base even without a defensive appeal" rule. What a farce. Glad they rescinded that one.

I don't think you can make a verbal appeal in FED during a live ball.

 

So, tag the runner or tag the base (and, in both instances, make it known that it's an appeal)

 

Doesn't this have to be done BEFORE the BR returns to 1B and touches it?

[noumpere]

 

 

@Pops

They can either verbally appeal by saying he missed first. Out! OR, physically appeal with a tag of the batter-runner with ball before he retouches first base on his return after the play OR touch first base while holding the ball BEFORE the batter-runner retouches first base. FED has the stupid verbal appeal. Not a fan. But.....them's the rules.

Back in 2005 or 2006 they had the stupid "umpire can call a runner out for missing a base even without a defensive appeal" rule. What a farce. Glad they rescinded that one.

I don't think you can make a verbal appeal in FED during a live ball.

 

So, tag the runner or tag the base (and, in both instances, make it known that it's an appeal)

 

Doesn't this have to be done BEFORE the BR returns to 1B and touches it?

 

Of course -- just like any missed base.

[Majordave]

I stand corrected.  No Live Ball Verbal Appeal.

 

Pertinent rules are: (Sorry, cut and paste from NFHS Rules on Arbiter did this coloring, fonting.)

 

Rule: 8-2-5

ART. 5 . . . If a runner who misses any base (including home plate) or leaves a base too early, desires to return to touch the base, he must do so immediately. If the ball becomes dead and the runner is on or beyond a succeeding base, he cannot return to the missed base and, therefore, is subject to being declared out upon proper and successful appeal. 

PENALTY (Art. 1 through 5): For failure to touch a base (advancing and returning), or failure to tag up as soon as the ball is touched on a caught fly ball, the runner may be called out if an appeal is made by the defensive team. The defense may appeal during a live ball immediately following the play and before a pitch (legal or illegal), granting an intentional base on balls, or before the next play or attempted play. If the offensive team initiates a play before the next pitch, the defensive team does not lose the right to appeal. A live-ball appeal may be made by a defensive player with the ball in his possession by tagging the runner or touching the base that was missed or left too early. A dead-ball appeal may be made by a coach or any defensive player with or without the ball by verbally stating that the runner missed the base or left the base too early. Appeals must be made (1) before the next legal or illegal pitch; (2) at the end of an inning, before the pitcher and all infielders have left fair territory; (3) before an intentional base on balls is granted; or (4) on the last play of the game, an appeal can be made until the umpire(s) leave the field of play. NOTE: When a play by its very nature is imminent and is obvious to the offense, defense and umpire(s), no verbal appeal is necessary, e.g. runner attempting to retouch a base that was missed, or a failure to tag up and a throw has been made to that base or plate while a play is in progress.

And

 

8-2-6

ART. 6 . . . Appeal procedures and guidelines

a. Types

1. Missing a base

2. Leaving a base on a caught fly ball before the ball is first touched.

b. Live Ball. In all games an appeal may be made during a live ball by any fielder in possession of the ball touching the base missed or left too soon on a caught fly ball, or by tagging the runner committing the violation if he is still on the playing field.

c. Dead Ball. The dead-ball appeal may be made: 1) Once all runners have completed their advancement and time has been called, a coach or any defensive player, with or without the ball, may make a verbal appeal on a runner missing a base or leaving a base too soon on a caught fly ball. The administering umpire should then make a decision on the play. 2) If the ball has gone out of play, runners must be given the opportunity to complete their base-running responsibilities before the dead-ball appeal can be made.

d. May Not Return. A runner may not return to touch a missed base or one left too soon on a caught fly ball if:

1. he has reached a base beyond the base missed or left too soon and the ball becomes dead,

2. he has left the field of play, or

3. a following runner has scored.

e. Advance. Runners may advance during a live-ball appeal play. If a time out is requested for an appeal, the umpire should grant it, and runners may not advance until the ball becomes live again.

f. More Than One Appeal. Multiple appeals are permitted as long as they do not become a travesty of the game.

g. Awards. An appeal must be honored even if the base missed was before or after an award.

h. Tag-Ups. If a runner leaves a base too soon on a caught fly ball and returns in an attempt to retag, this is considered a time play and not a force out. If the appeal is the third out, all runs scored by runners in advance of the appealed runner and scored ahead of the legal appeal would count.

i. Fourth-Out Appeal. An appeal may be made after the third out as long as it is made properly and the resulting appeal is an apparent fourth out.

j. End of Game. If any situation arises which could lead to an appeal by the defense on the last play of the game, the appeal must be made while an umpire is still on the field of play.

k. Third-out Baserunning Infraction. If a baserunning infraction is the third out, runs scored by the following runner(s) would not count. With two outs, if the base missed was the first to which the batter or runner was forced to advance, no runs would score. When a ­runner is legally returning after a fly ball has been caught, he can be put out by being tagged with the ball by a defensive player or merely by the defensive ­player with the ball touching the base occupied by the runner at the time of the pitch.

 

l. Last Time By. If a runner correctly touches a base that was missed (either in advancing or returning), the last time he was by the base, that last touch corrects any previous baserunning infraction.

[Pops]

 

SITUATION 20: ... They also screwed up by suggesting the the defense must EITHER appeal OR tag the BR: the defense must appeal the missed base, which they may do during a live ball in the usual ways, by tagging the base or the runner before he touches the base.

Maven: Is the timing of the appeal important? What I mean is...Can the defense appeal verbally while the BR is returning to 1B during the live ball situation? Or do they have to wait until play has stopped (which means the BR is already on 1B)? And you're not suggesting that the defense must tag the runner during the appeal, are you? Maybe I just misread your comments.

 

I get what you're saying now. Thanks.

[maven]

I'm a little late to the party, but this principle applies more generally.

 

FED permits a dead-ball appeal, and the dead ball appeal is different from a live-ball appeal in not requiring a tag (of the base or the offending runner). The dead-ball appeal may be verbal; of course, the defense may also tag the base or the offending runner to make a dead-ball appeal.

 

BUT you must wait for all runners to complete their base-running prior to making the ball dead. This is what many coaches and players ignore about dead-ball, verbal appeals: as soon as they see an infraction, they start yelling, "he missed the base, he missed the base!" When the ball is still live, that's not a properly constituted appeal.

 

Some umpires understand all this, and when the defense starts shouting, they kill it, even though they've got runners off their bases. THAT is an unhappy umpire, since there's no good way out of that situation.

 

In this case, then, we must wait until the BR returns to 1B after overrunning it before we kill it for the purpose of a dead-ball appeal. And since the BR at that point would have legally acquired 1B under last time by, a dead-ball appeal would be denied.

 

In effect, then, the only way to appeal a miss of 1B when the BR overruns (not advancing to 2B on an extra base hit) is a live-ball appeal, which always requires tagging the runner or the base.

[Rich Ives]

Situation 1.

 

So I can glue a pad back into place in a helmet but not tape the pad back into place in the helmet?

[grayhawk]

Situation 1.

So I can glue a pad back into place in a helmet but not tape the pad back into place in the helmet?

As long as there is nothing that visually alerts me that the helmet is damaged, it's out of my hands. Our association made a big deal about the tape issue, and that came down from above. It's definitely something they want us to address.

[Pops]

In this case, then, we must wait until the BR returns to 1B after overrunning it before we kill it for the purpose of a dead-ball appeal. And since the BR at that point would have legally acquired 1B under last time by, a dead-ball appeal would be denied.

 

In effect, then, the only way to appeal a miss of 1B when the BR overruns (not advancing to 2B on an extra base hit) is a live-ball appeal, which always requires tagging the runner or the base.

I understand that tagging the runner coming back to 1B would result in an out.  But in this case, how would touching 1B result in an out?  F3 has already stepped on 1B when he caught the ball. (Or were you speaking of situations involving other bases?)

[johnnyg08]

In this case, then, we must wait until the BR returns to 1B after overrunning it before we kill it for the purpose of a dead-ball appeal. And since the BR at that point would have legally acquired 1B under last time by, a dead-ball appeal would be denied.

 

In effect, then, the only way to appeal a miss of 1B when the BR overruns (not advancing to 2B on an extra base hit) is a live-ball appeal, which always requires tagging the runner or the base.

I understand that tagging the runner coming back to 1B would result in an out.  But in this case, how would touching 1B result in an out?  F3 has already stepped on 1B when he caught the ball. (Or were you speaking of situations involving other bases?)

An appeal must be voluntary and intentional. The umpire would have to know that they were appealing the missed base.

[Pops]

 

 

In this case, then, we must wait until the BR returns to 1B after overrunning it before we kill it for the purpose of a dead-ball appeal. And since the BR at that point would have legally acquired 1B under last time by, a dead-ball appeal would be denied.

 

In effect, then, the only way to appeal a miss of 1B when the BR overruns (not advancing to 2B on an extra base hit) is a live-ball appeal, which always requires tagging the runner or the base.

I understand that tagging the runner coming back to 1B would result in an out.  But in this case, how would touching 1B result in an out?  F3 has already stepped on 1B when he caught the ball. (Or were you speaking of situations involving other bases?)

 

An appeal must be voluntary and intentional. The umpire would have to know that they were appealing the missed base.

 

Got it! Thanks.

[johnnyg08]

Under OBR live action around home plate, a missed base requires a tag.

It seems like the same things apply here?

Wow, the forum is slow today...we have to wait for everybody to get back to their "A" jobs to jump on the forum. (Not that this is a bad discussion...there are just so few new comments today)

[Rich Ives]

 

Situation 1.

So I can glue a pad back into place in a helmet but not tape the pad back into place in the helmet?

As long as there is nothing that visually alerts me that the helmet is damaged, it's out of my hands. Our association made a big deal about the tape issue, and that came down from above. It's definitely something they want us to address.

 

 

A loose pad is "damage"?

 

I guess I don't get it.

[johnnyg08]

A loose pad is "damage"?

 

I guess I don't get it.

I would equate it to a seat belt that is broken. A person can still wear the seat belt but the functionality due to the loose pad isn't as intended.

If I notice it in a FED game, we should disallow the helmet until the padding is put back in its place.

[maven]

Under OBR live action around home plate, a missed base requires a tag.

It seems like the same things apply here?

 

First, just a quibble: all missed base and retouch appeals in OBR require a tag. The defense may tag the runner or the base missed/not retouched. Still a tag!

 

Second, to answer the question, we have some reason to think the answer is "no" in 7.08(j):

 

He fails to return at once to first base after overrunning or oversliding that base. If he attempts to run to second he is out when tagged. If, after overrunning or oversliding first base he starts toward the dugout, or toward his position, and fails to return to first base at once, he is out, on appeal, when he or the base is tagged;

This is not the same play, but it IS an appeal, and the appeal does NOT require tagging the runner.

 

The general idea is that we don't require fielders to chase runners around the ballpark to tag them when they miss a base.

 

I seem to recall this being true at HP as well, but I can't find the reference right now. I think it's in WUM: the old Jaksa/Roder idea of "unrelaxed" action is gone, and with it the idea that the runner gets some benefit from scrambling back to the base. If he missed the base and the defense executes a proper appeal by tagging the missed base (and it's clearly an appeal), then we grant the appeal.

[johnnyg08]

This is not the same play, but it IS an appeal, and the appeal does NOT require tagging the runner (even if he's scrambling back to the base).

 

The general idea is that we don't require fielders to chase runners around the ballpark to tag them when they miss a base. I seem to recall this being true at HP as well, but I can't find the reference right now.

PBUC:

“6.3 RUNNER MISSES HOME PLATE

Official Baseball Rule 7.08 (k) states that should a runner in scoring fail to touch home plate and continue on his way to the bench, he may be put out by the fielder touching home plate and appealing to the umpire for a decision. However, this rule applies only where a runner is on his way to the bench and the catcher would be required to chase him. It does not apply to the ordinary play where the runner misses the plate and then immediately makes an effort to touch the plate before being tagged. In that case, the runner must be tagged. In such cases, base path rules still apply to the runner (i.e., he may not run more than three feet from the “base path†between him and home plate.)

On a play at the plate, should the runner miss home plate and the fielder miss the tag on the runner, the umpire shall make no signalon the play. As outlined in the previous paragraph, the runner must then be tagged if he attempts to return to the plate; if he continues on his way to the bench, the defense may make[…]â€

Excerpt From: Dellinger, Dusty. “2014 Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. Umpire Manual.†iBooks. https://itun.es/us/YXLW2.l

[johnnyg08]

PBUC:

“Play 13:Batter-runner hits a ground ball and beats the play at first base but misses the bag.

Ruling 13:The proper mechanic is to call the batter-runner “Safe,†indicating he beat the play. If the defense appeals by tagging the runner (or base) and appealing that the runner missed first base before the runner returns to first base, the batter-runner would be declared out. (See Official Baseball Rule 7.08(k) Casebook Comment.)â€

Excerpt From: Dellinger, Dusty. “2014 Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. Umpire Manual.†iBooks. https://itun.es/us/YXLW2.l

[johnnyg08]

Under OBR live action around home plate, a missed base requires a tag.

It seems like the same things apply here?

 

First, just a quibble: all missed base and retouch appeals in OBR require a tag. The defense may tag the runner or the base missed/not retouched. Still a tag!

 

Second, to answer the question, we have some reason to think the answer is "no" in 7.08(j):

 

He fails to return at once to first base after overrunning or oversliding that base. If he attempts to run to second he is out when tagged. If, after overrunning or oversliding first base he starts toward the dugout, or toward his position, and fails to return to first base at once, he is out, on appeal, when he or the base is tagged;

This is not the same play, but it IS an appeal, and the appeal does NOT require tagging the runner.

 

The general idea is that we don't require fielders to chase runners around the ballpark to tag them when they miss a base.

 

I seem to recall this being true at HP as well, but I can't find the reference right now. I think it's in WUM: the old Jaksa/Roder idea of "unrelaxed" action is gone, and with it the idea that the runner gets some benefit from scrambling back to the base. If he missed the base and the defense executes a proper appeal by tagging the missed base (and it's clearly an appeal), then we grant the appeal.

I think we agree Maven. I may have poorly described my stance