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Show " era H There runners on second and ! H !hlrd. Hunner on second Is caught off H tliat base. In tho run up. the runner I H on second reached third in safety, j H . aualng the runner on that base to H lush for home. The ball Is thrown to H the catcher who step on the plate. ' H Does that retire the runner who came 1 in from third? Is It a forceout? I iin Hl Such a play as described Is not a pg forceout. Touching the plats ilnti not I retire the runner. He mum bs touched J with the ball before reaching the 1 plate. A forceout can only be legally made when a base runner legally loaes the right to tho base he occupies, by reason rea-son of the batsman becoming a base runner, and he Is thereby forced to |