An appeal play occurs
when a member of the
defensive team calls the attention of an umpire
to an
baseball play
violation which he would otherwise ignore.
There are
five appeal plays in
baseball:
Batter
bats out of turn.
Baserunner
fails to immediately return to first base after overrunning it.
Baserunner
fails to tag up (retouch originating base after a fly ball is caught).
Baserunner
misses touching a base while advancing.
Baserunner
misses touching home when scoring a run.
Only one
appeal can be made on a base on one particular play.
The
player catching a throw and tagging a base to record an out on an
appeal play is awarded a Putout.
The
player(s) throwing the ball to a player to record a putout on an appeal
play is awarded an Assist.
To successfully complete an
appeal play when the ball is live, the fielders just have to
throw the ball to the base being appealed and alert the umpire of the
reason for the appeal.
To successfully complete an
appeal play when the ball is dead, the ball must be in the
possession of the pitcher who has at least one foot on the pitching
rubber. When the home plate umpire resumes play, the pitcher steps off
the rubber and throws to the base being appealed.
NOTE:
This must be done before the next pitch or play.
Appeals are entered into on
the scorecard as a Put Out. If other players are required to complete
the appeal they are awarded Assists. The player who touches the base
being appealed is credited with a Putout.
If the Appeal play is
unsuccessful, record the events as if the appeal never happened. If you
really feel the failed appeal needed to be documented enter a symbol in
the appropriate cell as a bookmark and enter the details as a footnote
(see Appeals play example below).
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