what is the ruling on this?..?

Question

a fly ball to the outfield,the outfielder catches it...with his hat.

what is the ruling?

Answer 1

It is not a catch. It is illegal for a ballplayer to use any equipment other than his glove to catch a ball. Likewise, a catcher cannot use his facemask.

In both instances the batter is awarded a triple.


Ground-rule double/triple: A batter is awarded two bases (ground-rule double) or three bases (ground-rule triple) when the ball is out of play, there is interference or someone violates the rules. The most common occurrence is when a batted ball lands in fair play and then bounces into the stands, rolls under one of the walls or lands in an impossible-to-find place, like under a rain tarp or into the ivy at Wrigley Field. When this happens, the batter gets two bases, any runners on second and third go home, and a runner on first goes to third. There are two ways a batter can be granted three bases, and they almost never happen at the major-league level: if a player deliberately touches a fair ball with his hat or mask, or if a fielder deliberately throws his glove at and touches a fair ball, it's a ground-rule triple.

Answer 2

Rule 1 a....If the ball is merely held in the fielder's arm or prevented from dropping to the ground by some part of the fielder's body, equipment or clothing, the catch is not completed until the ball is in the grasp of the fielder's hand(s) or glove.

Rule 8-5f states 7 different instances...but 8-5f(1) refers to your question. When a fielder intentionally contacts or catchesa fair batted, a thrown or a pitched ball with any part of the uniform or equipmentthat is detached from its proper place. The batter and runners are entitled to three bases from time of the pitch.

Answer 3

It is called a Ground Rule Triple, if the outfielder catches it with his hat. A ground rule triple is an automatic triple for the baserunner, so he gets to be put on third, without any running harsh running needed.

Answer 4

Here's the rule:

7.05
Each runner including the batter-runner may, without liability to be put out, advance --

(b) Three bases, if a fielder deliberately touches a fair ball with his cap, mask or any part of his uniform detached from its proper place on his person. The ball is in play and the batter may advance to home base at his peril;

Answer 5

As long as the outfielder can clearly show that he has posession of the ball and can transfer it to his throwing hand, it will be ruled an out....however if he THROWS the hat and the ball winds up in it and he catches the hat with the ball in it, thats obstruction and the umpires will award bases as necessary....im not sure on the exact ruling (ground rule double possibly?) you cannot throw any equipment to hinder a ball's progress...but if he holds the hat in his hand and catches the ball in it and shows posession its an out. you can barehand the ball and catch it if you want to...you can even catch it with ur legs if ur that talented haha....ive seen outfielders try to slide and catch the ball and it winds up rolling out of the glove but onto the outfielders chest...as long as he barehands the ball has posession of it and can cleanly transfer it to his throwing hand its an out...and in some cases you dont really even need a clean transfer but it sure helps in convincing an umpire that you have posession of the baseball :)

Answer 6

No catch, ball remains live; all runners entitled to advance three bases from the time of the pitch.

In response to references to "ground-rule triples" and "doubles," there is no such thing as a ground-rule triple. Ground rules cover unique characteristics of a field. Thus, a fair batted ball that bounces into the stands is not a ground-rule double; it's just a two-base award that is scored as a double.

Answer 7

i decide directly to make the guidelines and cling to the guidelines. Human life could have rules, so all walks guided by and aligned wisely. If human life without rules, like animals. And faith, is between the guiding human life (rules).

Answer 8

your not allowed to catch a ball with your hat so the umpire would decide where the runner would be if the outfielder dropped the ball

Answer 9

By rule this is detached players equiptment,I believe thats 3 bases

Answer 10

that guy had it esylsomething but just to add on to his answer: If the fielder throws an object at the ball it is obstruction and the penalty is automatic third base for the hitter.