Rule question on catch

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Jun 11, 2013
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I was watching the World Series the other night and a line drive came back and knocked P's glove off of his hand. Ball rolled away for a hit. If this were softball and a liner knocked fielders glove off, but stayed in the glove would it be an out?
 
Oct 11, 2010
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I do not think baseball or softball rules differ in this intense.

Ball gets in fielder's control before it hit ground it is an out. Ignoring stay fielder feet staying in field of play what not. They can play volleyball with the ball, as long as they get control before it hits the ground it is an out.
 
May 24, 2013
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Not an out. The ball must be in the player's control. If the glove is knocked free of the player, it is no longer in the player's control.
 
Oct 11, 2010
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Missed question a little bit, if glove comes off on hit like Eric said. Need control, they do not need thier glove but control of ball.

Example would be the OF throwing thier glove at a ball over thier head and the ball somehow ended up in it, no out keep running.

Baseball and softball are same.
 
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Jul 3, 2013
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Missed question a little bit, if glove comes off on hit like Eric said. Need control, they do not need thier glove but control of ball.

Example would be the OF throwing thier glove at a ball over thier head and the ball somehow ended up in it, no out keep running.

Baseball and softball are same.

That would be a dead ball, 3 base award for all runners. (ASA) Could be a 4 base award if umpire judges ball would have been over the fence on the fly.
 
Jun 22, 2008
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The rule is asa 8-5-f. If a batted ball is contacted with detached equipment it is a 3 base award. If the ball could have cleared the fence if not for the contact it is a 4 base award.
 

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Jun 22, 2008
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The rule is asa 8-5-f. If a batted ball is contacted with detached equipment it is a 3 base award. If the ball could have cleared the fence if not for the contact it is a 4 base award.

And this is not a new rule. I can document it back to 1936 with the same awards as today. I should note that at that time, there was no special award for a pitched ball. The award was simply 3 on a batted ball, 2 on a thrown ball and in all cases where the ball remains live, runners may attempt to advance farther at their own risk
 

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