Injured on the way to first base

[Guest Steve Walker]

We had an odd event happen in a game this weekend. Over 30 baseball league.

 

On a dropped third strike the runner took off to first based and halfway down collapsed due to a broken ankle. Immediately everyone was very concerned and their coach shouted "time out!l and everyone on the field stopped - including the first baseman who came to his aide. 

 

Everyone stopped and out of respect we did not continue to throw down to first.

After he was taken off the field the next batter got up and got a hit. Then their coach then went to the ump to clarify that there was no first out on the previous batter because we never tagged first on the batter that go hurt.

 

crazy right?

 

so what is the ruling here? Or has no one ever done this in the history of baseball?

 

 

 

 

 

[Replacematt]

7 minutes ago, Guest Steve Walker said:

We had an odd event happen in a game this weekend. Over 30 baseball league.

 

On a dropped third strike the runner took off to first based and halfway down collapsed due to a broken ankle. Immediately everyone was very concerned and their coach shouted "time out!l and everyone on the field stopped - including the first baseman who came to his aide. 

 

Everyone stopped and out of respect we did not continue to throw down to first.

After he was taken off the field the next batter got up and got a hit. Then their coach then went to the ump to clarify that there was no first out on the previous batter because we never tagged first on the batter that go hurt.

 

crazy right?

 

so what is the ruling here? Or has no one ever done this in the history of baseball?

 

 

 

 

 

Technically, he gave himself up. This isn't truly abandonment, as he had yet to reach first, but the principle is similar. There should have (and I mean should as in by rule) been an out, even without a play being made on him.

All runners have to either score, be put out, or left on base. If you wanted to keep the same spirit that you had in the game AND satisfy those requirements, I would say that there should have been a substitute runner to take his place (although that would have also violated a rule, it would have satisfied the totality of the rules more than the alternative you did.)

[noumpere]

3 hours ago, Guest Steve Walker said:

so what is the ruling here? Or has no one ever done this in the history of baseball?

 

This.

 

So, use 9.01(c) (or whatever it is in the revised OBR and the equivalent on other codes).  If time hadn't been called, the batter would have been out.  He's out under your scenario.

 

Tough break.