Baseball Rules and Responsibilities Quiz
If you play 3 extra innings, how many innings were played?
12
How many umpires can be on a crew?
2, 4, or 6 all are correct
How many bases are there NOT including home plate?
3
How many strikes does it take to make a strike out?
3
How many balls does it take to receive a walk?
4
How many outs in an inning?
6
How many players are on defense for one baseball team?
9
Which scenario can put the batter on base?
A dropped third strike
A perfect game is ______.
A pitcher holding a team to no runs, hits, and BB without any errors from his team
This is to make an illegal motion by the pitcher, penalized by an advance of the base runners?
Balk
A batted ball hits second base, is it
Fair
A baserunner has to be in contact with the base when the ball is pitched.
False
Ejecting a player, coach, or manager is something a good umpire never has to do. The best umpires have a "thick skin."
False
It is customary for todays Baseball Umpires to be specialized and only work one position on the field.
False
The Umpire in Chief is the same thing as the Crew Chief.
False
The batter's hands are "part of his bat," and if a pitch hits him in hand, he is not awarded 1st base.
False
If there are two strikes, what happens when the ball is foul tipped into the catcher's glove and he hangs on to it?
Foul Tip, Batter is Out
A 3 ball, 2 strike count is called what?
Full Count
A batted ball hits the FOUL pole. What is the umpire's call?
Home Run
An error is ___.
Making a mistake on defense
What does the acronym RBI stand for?
Run Batted In
To get a ___________________ you try and hit the ball into the outfield far enough that when the outfielder catches the ball a runner on the bases, mostly third, gets to another base.
Sacrifice Fly
What's a pitch that a batter swings at but doesn't hit called?
Strike
The base umpires make calls on checked swings.
True
The home plate umpire calls balls and strikes and fair and foul balls short of first and third base.
True
