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Official Rules of Baseball
Official Rules of Baseball 1 to 9 as Insporta tests them: 300 sourced facts written from the Official Baseball Rules.
Law 1ObjectivesWhat each team is trying to do, how a run is scored, the third-out exceptions that stop a run counting, and who wins the game.2 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsLaw 2Playing FieldThe 90-foot infield square and how it is measured, the outfield, foul lines, foul poles and fences, the field sizes for each age group at WBSC World Cups, home plate, the bases, the pitcher's rubber and the mound.2 parts · 3 tests · 30 factsLaw 3EquipmentThe ball and its penalty for tampering, the bat and the approved wooden bats, uniforms and what may be worn under and over them, gloves and mitts, helmets and the other protective equipment.3 parts · 3 tests · 30 factsLaw 4Game PersonnelThe umpires' duties before the game: the balls, the rosin bag, the field and the lights; the field manager, the only person who may argue a call, his substitute and the coaches who assist him.2 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsLaw 5Pre-Game ProceduresWho delays or calls a game for the weather, the pre-game practice and bullpens, the rundown for each World Cup, the meeting at home plate and the line-up cards, ground rules, and security on the field.2 parts · 2 tests · 20 factsLaw 6Definition of TermsThe words the rules are written in: balls, strikes and the strike zone, the pitcher's terms, fair and foul balls, catches and the infield fly, double plays, interference, obstruction, substitutes and the run…3 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 7Game: Beginning and EndingHow a game starts, the batting order, interference by people outside the play, base coaches, the positions of the fielders, substitutions, regulation, called, suspended and tied games, forfeits, protests and the…4 parts · 5 tests · 50 factsLaw 8Ball in PlayWhen the ball stays alive and when it becomes dead, with runners returning or advancing, calling 'Time' and restarting play, and the acts of unsportsmanlike conduct the rules forbid.3 parts · 3 tests · 30 factsLaw 9BattingThe batting order, the designated hitter and when that role ends, the batter's box rule, calls of a ball, illegal actions by the batter, batting out of turn, catcher interference, and the ways a batter is out.4 parts · 5 tests · 50 facts
Each guide paraphrases the Law in its own words; the authoritative text is the Official Baseball Rules.