Ok now heres the situation (This is totally hypothetical and I'm not suggesting a manager do this) In baseball once you take out a player they cannot return them to the game, but the players can switch to any position throughout the game... Now the question is can the manager switch the pitcher into a position player, then later switch them back to the pitcher?
Example: Mariano Rivera is pitching in the 8th and retires the side. The yanks then score 5 runs in the top of the ninth, so to save him Joe Torre puts Rivera at first base takes out Andy Philips and puts in Scott Proctor as pitcher. Proctor gives up 3 runs and NOW can Torre put Rivera back as pitcher and take out proctor? I know the question is long but I wanted to be as specific as possible so there is no confusion...
2007-07-29 12:55:37 · 18 answers · asked by dohface215 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
O and if you can give me the rule that says so that would be cool...
2007-07-29 12:56:27 · update #1
I agree with Ryan R.
2007-08-06 12:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by Nicky C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ump answered it correctly. Reading the rules (see link) on 3.03 it states: ".....Rule 3.03 Comment: A pitcher may change to another position only once during the same inning; e.g. the pitcher will not be allowed to assume a position other than a pitcher more than once in the same inning....."
This is a terrible idea for multiple reasons, not the least of which is major league pitchers aren't good enough fielders in general and worse it is very hard on a pitchers arm to cool down in the field and then go back in to pitch. You see this trick in high school a lot which really used to !@#$ me off because it is so hard on a kids arm.
2007-08-05 14:43:03 · answer #2 · answered by mpgmich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to do. The rule is only that the pitcher can't switch positions more than once in an inning (rule 3.03). It does not say anywhere that the pitcher can't switch back to pitching in a different inning.
However, the probability of this happening in a real game with today's pitchers is very unlikely.
2007-08-05 16:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a pitcher can be moved to another position and then later return to the mound. The only constraint is that the relief pitcher must serve to at least one batter. This is rare, but Whitey Herzog did it a few times with the 1980s Cardinals, Ken Dayley one of the pitchers involved, and I vaguely recall it happening with another team -- Mets or Blue Jays probably -- in the same general timeframe. It makes for some strange looking pitchers lines in the box score.
2007-07-29 17:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You answered your own question: ... [T]he players can switch to any position throughout the game."
To those who have said a player can't be moved to another position and then returned to the mound, you haven't a clue. And if you haven't a clue, for the love of the game, don't bother to answer.
And for the record, a pitcher cannot get credit for the win and the save in the same game. This is stated clearly in the scoring rules.
2007-07-29 13:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can move a pitcher to another position and then return him to the mound. However, the cannot get the win and the save in the same game. Part of the criteria for awarding a save is that the pitcher getting the save CANNOT be the winning pitcher. Your information is incorrect bsballfreak.
2007-07-29 13:46:43 · answer #6 · answered by llk51 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rules do not prohibit this; you can see it in many high school and kids' level games. You do not see it in the big leagues for a number of reasons. Managers are very protective of pitchers' arms and don't want them cooling off and warming up again. Pitchers are also typically not major league caliber field players.
2007-07-29 13:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Bob T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you could. i was playing in a little league game once and our starting pitcher went 6 innings out of the 7. we substituted another pitcher and put our starter at 1st and put our 1st baseman at pitcher. it is 5-0 by now. then the relief pitcher starts to suck so we put the starter back in with the score 5-4. he got the last outs and he ended up getting the win and the save. isnt that funny.
2007-07-29 14:28:36 · answer #8 · answered by ryansraysrule 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
not sure which rule; but the short answer is yes- if he stays in the game, he can come back as the pitcher just like it's a little league game.
2007-07-29 13:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by cantthinkofanygoodnames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You answered your own question. Rivera could resume pitching as long as he was never taken out of the game.
2007-08-02 13:33:28 · answer #10 · answered by nwwghiaftc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm just like proctor to give up 3 runs....
but no you can not. once you take a pitcher out and move to a position spot you can move him again anywhere except pitcher.
2007-07-29 13:00:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋