True/False Baseball Trivia (1 Viewer)

[sports_fan]

These 25 true/false questions are taken from a non-baseball site. The site is filled with general brain teasers, riddles and jokes. It doesn't seem like the answers they give are all correct. If they are, I'm surprised.I didn't do well on this. Maybe I'm just clueless. I'd like to see how some other people do, then I'll link you to the site with the answers.

The following questions will test your knowledge of the rules of baseball. They are all true or false.1. When a batter is hit by a pitch, the hands are considered part of the bat. 2. If a batted ball hits the plate first, it is foul.3. On an illegal pitch or balk, the ball is dead immediately. 4. The batter cannot hit a pitch that bounces first. 5. A runner must turn right after overrunning 1st base. 6. On an overthrow that goes out of play, each runner gets the base he was going to, plus one. 7. A runner may crash into a fielder in order to try to make him drop the ball. 8. A fielder may never be blocking the path of a runner trying to reach the bag. 9. It is a catch if an outfielder holds the ball "long enough" before tripping, falling or colliding with another fielder and dropping the ball. 10. Runners cannot advance on an infield fly. 11. The runner is automatically out if a base coach touches him/her. 12. A runner stealing on a pitch that is foul tipped by the batter and caught by the catcher must return to his/her base. 13. If a batted ball hits a runner, the runner is always out. 14. Tie goes to the runner. 15. Runners may not run the bases in reverse order. 16. When fielding a batted ball, the fielder must yield to an advancing runner. 17. A batter who runs up in the batter’s box should be called out. 18. A batter who is standing in the batter’s box cannot be called out for interference. 19. It is a strike on a check swing if the batter breaks his/her wrists. 20. An umpire who is hit by a thrown ball has committed interference. 21. The fielder must tag the base with the ball in his possession in order to record a force out. 22. In order for interference to be called, it must be intentional. 23. On an attempted bunt, it is a strike if the batter holds the bat across the plate as the pitch crosses. 24. You have to touch the base involved while holding the ball to make an appeal. 25. A throw to a base to try to retire a runner who left that base on a caught fly ball is a force out if the ball beats the runner to the bag.

 

[oso diablo]

my guesses...

1. When a batter is hit by a pitch, the hands are considered part of the bat. - T

2. If a batted ball hits the plate first, it is foul. - F

3. On an illegal pitch or balk, the ball is dead immediately. - T

4. The batter cannot hit a pitch that bounces first. - F (see Vlad)

5. A runner must turn right after overrunning 1st base. - F

6. On an overthrow that goes out of play, each runner gets the base he was going to, plus one. - T

7. A runner may crash into a fielder in order to try to make him drop the ball. - F before ball is fielded, T after

8. A fielder may never be blocking the path of a runner trying to reach the bag. - F

9. It is a catch if an outfielder holds the ball "long enough" before tripping, falling or colliding with another fielder and dropping the ball. - T

10. Runners cannot advance on an infield fly. - F

11. The runner is automatically out if a base coach touches him/her. - F?

12. A runner stealing on a pitch that is foul tipped by the batter and caught by the catcher must return to his/her base. - F?

13. If a batted ball hits a runner, the runner is always out. - T before fielding chance; F after

14. Tie goes to the runner. - F

15. Runners may not run the bases in reverse order. - T

16. When fielding a batted ball, the fielder must yield to an advancing runner. - F

17. A batter who runs up in the batter’s box should be called out. - not sure what this means. ok as long as still in the box

18. A batter who is standing in the batter’s box cannot be called out for interference. - F

19. It is a strike on a check swing if the batter breaks his/her wrists. - F

20. An umpire who is hit by a thrown ball has committed interference. - F

21. The fielder must tag the base with the ball in his possession in order to record a force out. - F (can also tag runner)

22. In order for interference to be called, it must be intentional. - F

23. On an attempted bunt, it is a strike if the batter holds the bat across the plate as the pitch crosses. - F

24. You have to touch the base involved while holding the ball to make an appeal. - T?

25. A throw to a base to try to retire a runner who left that base on a caught fly ball is a force out if the ball beats the runner to the bag. - T

 

[oso diablo]

sports_fan sent me the answers after i posted, and missed several, according to the source. i want to take issue with two of them.1. i think they are being over-technical. If the hands are on the bat, then they are considered part of the bat. If not, then not. At least that's my understanding. I assumed they meant on the bat.15. It's true that you can run from 2B back to 1B. Fred Tenney did this about 100 years ago, hoping to induce a throw from the catcher, so that the runner on 3B could try to score. But you cannot run the bases in reverse order.

 

[Smack Tripper]

These 25 true/false questions are taken from a non-baseball site. The site is filled with general brain teasers, riddles and jokes. It doesn't seem like the answers they give are all correct. If they are, I'm surprised.I didn't do well on this. Maybe I'm just clueless. I'd like to see how some other people do, then I'll link you to the site with the answers.

The following questions will test your knowledge of the rules of baseball. They are all true or false.1. When a batter is hit by a pitch, the hands are considered part of the bat. -FALSE2. If a batted ball hits the plate first, it is foul.- FALSE3. On an illegal pitch or balk, the ball is dead immediately. -TRUE4. The batter cannot hit a pitch that bounces first. -FALSE5. A runner must turn right after overrunning 1st base. - TRUE- if he wants to go back to 1st safely at his own pace. 6. On an overthrow that goes out of play, each runner gets the base he was going to, plus one. -FALSE - I believe this is generally ruled as such but the rule is ump judgement?7. A runner may crash into a fielder in order to try to make him drop the ball. -FALSE8. A fielder may never be blocking the path of a runner trying to reach the bag. -TRUE9. It is a catch if an outfielder holds the ball "long enough" before tripping, falling or colliding with another fielder and dropping the ball.-TRUE 10. Runners cannot advance on an infield fly. -FALSE -they do so at their own risk11. The runner is automatically out if a base coach touches him/her. -TRUE if in the act of a play12. A runner stealing on a pitch that is foul tipped by the batter and caught by the catcher must return to his/her base. -FALSE13. If a batted ball hits a runner, the runner is always out. -TRUE14. Tie goes to the runner. -FALSE- there are no ties15. Runners may not run the bases in reverse order. -TRUE16. When fielding a batted ball, the fielder must yield to an advancing runner. -TRUE17. A batter who runs up in the batter’s box should be called out. -don't understand this phrasing, will guess false18. A batter who is standing in the batter’s box cannot be called out for interference. -FALSE19. It is a strike on a check swing if the batter breaks his/her wrists. -FALSE20. An umpire who is hit by a thrown ball has committed interference. -FALSE21. The fielder must tag the base with the ball in his possession in order to record a force out. -TRUE22. In order for interference to be called, it must be intentional. -FALSE23. On an attempted bunt, it is a strike if the batter holds the bat across the plate as the pitch crosses. -TRUE24. You have to touch the base involved while holding the ball to make an appeal. -TRUE25. A throw to a base to try to retire a runner who left that base on a caught fly ball is a force out if the ball beats the runner to the bag.-TRUE

 

[sports_fan]

It doesn't look like anyone else is going to try this. Apparently they are all false. I was fooled as well when I answered them. http://www.epasture.com/brainteasers28.html

Does anyone know if this is correct? I still have my doubts.

 

[Utter Chaos]

sports_fan sent me the answers after i posted, and missed several, according to the source. i want to take issue with two of them.1. i think they are being over-technical. If the hands are on the bat, then they are considered part of the bat. If not, then not. At least that's my understanding. I assumed they meant on the bat.15. It's true that you can run from 2B back to 1B. Fred Tenney did this about 100 years ago, hoping to induce a throw from the catcher, so that the runner on 3B could try to score. But you cannot run the bases in reverse order.

Some comments on #15. I don't know about Fred Tenney but Germany Schaffer did it which required a rule change. Rule 7.08(h) says: A runner is out when - after he has acquired legal possession of a base, he runs the bases in reverse order for the purpose of confusing the defense or making a travesty of the game.The key here is "confusing the defense or making a travesty of the game." There may be a case where a runner is stealing and the batter hits a fly ball. Before the runner relizes the ball is going to be caught he has already rounded second base. He then must retouch second before heading back to first. Technically that's running the bases in reverse order.