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Show j Vgggyifrltt? EYAj I There ate runners on second and third, nobody out and the Infield is I drawn In for a play at the plate. I The batsman bits a hard grounder at the shortstop that strikes his I hands and la deflected in the direction direc-tion of the outfield- The ball cornea into contact with the runner going j from second to third, and is knocked ! into foul territory. The two runnors score and the batsman reaches third j base on th play. Is the runner out j on such a plav 7 After :i fielder has once made u play on the ball, as was don.- in the case cited by sou, the ball la in play and no attention Is paid to the fact that It hit the bascrunncr. The baso-. baso-. runner is not out on such a pla. The runners had a right to score and the batsman reach third as the ball was always in play. |