Orono Baseball Association

 Runner on first, stealing on the pitch. The batter hits a ground ball to the shortstop, who throws to second, but R1 is safe at second. The second baseman then tries to throw out the batter-runner, but the ball gets by the first baseman and goes into the dugout, out of play. Ruling?

1. R1 stays at second, batter-runner stays at first (received 8% of votes)
2. R1 to third, batter-runner to second (received 61% of votes)
3. R1 scores, batter-runner to second (received 17% of votes)
4. R1 scores, batter-runner to third (received 13% of votes)

The correct answer is "c," R1 scores and the batter-runner is awarded second. 

FAVORITE TWINS PITCHER (100 votes received):

Joe Nathan 34%, Liriano 22%, Breslow 18%, Blackburn 10%, Perkins 9%, Baker 7%.

QUIZ: Runner at 1st. Line drive at the first baseman who dives, but can only trap the ball for 'no catch.'  R1, believing there is a catch, returns to first. The fielder tags first base and then R1 (who is touching first).  Ruling?

RULING:  The correct answer was the second listed, and received the majority of your votes...the batter-runner is out, removing the force against R1, who is safe. The force was removed against R1 when first base was touched because the following runner (the batter-runner) was out. Thus, R1 was not forced at the time he was tagged, and since he was touching first base, he is safe. Incidentally, had the fielder tagged R1 and then first base, he would have had a double play.