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National League
Ballpark Ground Rules
AT&T Park
BACKSTOP AREA
Ball goint
into camera window in back of home plate:
Out of
Play.
BULLPEN AREA
Ball
lodging on, under or in the bullpen seating area:
Out of
Play.
Ball
enters the bullpen seating area and rebounds out of the
seating
area: In Play.
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted
balls rolls on right-field fence (foul territory) In Play.
Batted
ball stays on wall too long in umpires judgement:
Out
of Play.
Batted
ball stays on top of right field bullpen awning:
Two
Bases.
Batted
ball landing on green metal on top of right field wall:
Home Run.
Fair ball
strikes rail in center field and rebounds onto playing
field:
Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight strikes to the left of vertical line on center
field wall:
Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight strikes center field wall right of yellow line
and caroms left into
stands: Home Run.
Busch Stadium
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted
ball in flight striking the top or inside of the yellow
screen
attached from the top of the left field outfield wall
to the left field foul
pole: Home Run.
Chase Field
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted
ball in flight strikes fence of right field corner wall
and leaves
the field:
Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight strikes pole (painted black) above fence
in right
center field:
Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight strikes right of yellow line in right center
or left of
line in left center:
Home Run.
Batted
ball strikes centerfield wall, girders or face of overhangs
in
centerfield on or between yellow lines and
rebounds
onto playing field:
In Play.
Batted
ball in flight strikes centerfield wall between yellow
lines and
caroms over shorter fence:
Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight striking above yellow line in batters eye
and
rebounding onto playing field:
Home Run.
ROOF
Batted
ball strikes roof over fair territory:
Ball shall
be judged fair or foul in relation to where it
strikes the
ground or is touched by a fielder.
If caught by
fielder, batter is out and runners advance
at own risk.
Batted ball strikes roof
over foul territory:
Dead Ball.
Citizens Bank Park
DUGOUT AND
PHOTOGRAPHERS AREAS
Ball
striking dugout roof:
Out of Play
BACKSTOP
AREA
Ball going
into camera area behind home plate:
Out of
Play.
OUTFIELD
AREA
Left Field:
Over the
fence and in plantings:
Home Run.
Ball
strikes spectator in fair territory:
Home
Run.
Left Center
Field to Center Field:
Ball hits
to the left of the vertical yellow line:
Home
Run.
Ball hits
on or to the right of the vertical yellow line and
rebounds
back onto the field:
In Play.
Ball hits
on or to the right of the vertical yellow line and
goes over
the center field fence without striking the
ground:
Home Run.
Right Center
Field to Center Field
Ball
wedges in chain link fence in front of out-of-town
scoreboard:
Two Bases.
Ball
strikes fence or scoreboard and goes over lower center
field fence
without striking the ground:
Home Run.
Ball
strikes fence or scoreboard and goes over higher portion
of outfield
fence without striking the ground:
Two
Bases.
Coors Field
OUTFIELD
AREA
Fair ball
striking net in left field and rebounding onto playing
field:
In Play.
Fair ball
going through or lodging in scoreboard in right
field, either on bounce
or in flight:
Two Bases.
Dodger Stadium
BACKSTOP
AREA
Ball
striking camera on top of backstop:
Dead
Ball.
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted
ball hitting bullpen gate in either left or right field and
bouncing into the seats:
Home Run.
Dolphin Stadium
DUGOUT AND
CAMERA AREAS
Ball striking facing of roof over
dugouts: Out of Play
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted
ball striking any portion of left field scoreboard
below
uppermost edge:
In Play.
Batted
ball in flight striking any portion of foul pole above
uppermost
edge of left field scoreboard:
Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight striking any portion of left field scoreboard
and caroming over lower
outfield wall:
Home Run.
Great American Ball Park
DUGOUT AND
PHOTOGRAPHERS AREAS
Ball striking padded railings or netting
around dugout or
photographers area:
In Play
Ball
striking facing over dugout or recessed steel railing:
Out of Play
(Award by Book Rule).
Ball on top step (lip) of dugout:
In Play
BACKSTOP
AREA
Pitched or thrown ball resting on top of padding or on
ledge of
signage:
In Play
Pitched or thrown ball lodging in padding or signage:
Out
of Play
(Award by Book Rule).
TARP AREA
Thrown
or fair ball lodging behind or under canvas on field
tarp:
Out of
Play (Award by Book Rule).
A
catch
may be made on canvas.
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted ball in flight going over horizontal yellow line on top
of outfield
fence:
Home Run
Batted
ball striking horizontal yellow line:
In Play
Batted
ball in flight striking vertical yellow line in left-center
field or
right field corner and caroming over outfield
fence:
Home Run
Fair
ball striking railing on top of wall down the line in foul
territory and rebounding
onto playing field:
In Play
Miller Park
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted
ball in flight striking yellow portion of pad in left field
corner:
Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight striking blue portion of pad in right field
corner:
Foul.
Fair
bounding ball striking yellow portion of pad:
Two
Bases.
Fair
bounding ball striking blue portion of pad:
In
Play.
ROOF
Batted
ball strikes roof, roof truss, or roof cable over fair territory:
Ball shall
be judged fair or foul in relation to where it strikes
the ground
or is touched by a fielder.
If caught by
fielder, batter is out and runners advance at
own risk.
Batted
ball strikes roof, roof truss, or roof cable over foul territory:
Dead Ball.
Minute Maid Park
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted ball striking screen in left-center field and rebounding
onto playing
field:
In Play.
Batted
ball going through or lodging in out-of-town scoreboard,
either on
bounce or in flight:
Two Bases.
Batted
ball in flight striking fence above yellow line or top of
railing in
left center field:
Home Run.
Batted
ball hitting the top of the out-of-town scoreboard ledge
and going
into the stands:
Two Bases.
Batted
ball hitting the side raililng of Crawford boxes and going
into the
stands:
Two Bases.
Batted
ball striking higher wall or railing and rebounding over
lower wall:
Home Run
Batted
ball in flight strikes flagpole and leaves the field:
Home
Run.
Batted
ball strikes flagpole and rebounds onto playing field:
In
Play.
Batted
ball strikes flagpole and rebounds onto playing field and
then bounces
over fence: Two Bases.
ROOF
Batted ball strikes roof over fair
territory:
Ball shall
be judged fair or foul in relation to where it strikes
the ground
or is touched by a fielder.
If caught by
fielder, batter is out and runners advance at own
risk.
Batted ball strikes
roof over foul territory:
Dead
Ball.
Petco Park
DUGOUT AND
PHOTOGRAPHERS AREAS
Ball
enters warning track adjacent to either side of the
dugout
seats: ln Play
OUTFIELD
AREA
Left Field:
Ball
strikes east (right) side of Western Metal Supply
Building:
Home Run
Ball
strikes anything attached to east (right) side of Western
Metal Supply
Building: Home Run.
Ball
strikes south (left) side of Western Metal Supply
Building:
Foul Ball.
Right Field:
Ball
strikes spectator rail at the Right Field Porch:
Home
Run.
Ball
strikes yellow pad on the Right Field wall and rebounds
onto paying
field: ln Play
Ball
strikes yellow pad on the Right Field wall and then
spectator
rail at Right Field Porch:
Home Run
BULLPEN AREA
Ball
lodging on, under or in the bullpen seating area:
Out of
Play
Ball
enters the bullpen seating area and rebounds out of the
seating area: In Play.
PNC Park
OUTFIELD
AREA
Batted
ball in flight striking taller wall in left-center field
and bounding
into left-field stands: Home Run.
Batted
ball in flight striking base of chain-link bullpen
fence and
bounding over outfield wall: Two Bases
Batted
ball in flight striking padding on taller wall in rightcenter
field and
bounding into right-center field stands:
Home Run.
Shea Stadium
DUGOUT AREAS
Ball striking surfaces or facings
surrounding dugouts: Out
of
Play.
Ball
entering area at outfield end of home dugout, adjacent to
camera pit
(designated orange line): Out of Play.
Ball
entering area around bat boy stools or hitting stools: In
Play.
Ball
lodging beneath bat boy stools: Dead Ball.
FIELD BOX
SEATS
Thrown
or fair ball that lodges behind or under field box
seats:
Out of Play.
OUTFIELD
AREA
Fair
ball bouncing over four-foot fence in foul territory in left
or right field: Two
Bases.
Turner Field
DUGOUT AREA
Ball
striking facings over dugouts:
Out of Play
OUTFIELD
AREA
A ball
lodged in the chain-link fence in front of the field level
scoreboards in left field
and right field:
Dead Ball
Wrigley Field
HOME PLATE
AREA
Pitched or
thrown ball lodging in or under grates on
either side
of home plate:
Out of Play
OUTFIELD
AREA
Fair
bounding ball striking railing or screen attached to
bleacher
wall and rebounding onto playing field:
In
Play.
Fair
bounding ball lodges in screen attached to
bleacher
wall: Two
Bases.
Fair ball
lodges in vines on bleacher walls:
Two
Bases.
Fair ball
enters vines on bleacher walls and rebounds
onto playing
field: In Play.
Fair ball
lodges in or under grates in left or right field:
Two Bases.
BULLPEN AREA
Ball
lodging on, under or in the bullpen seating area:
Out of Play
Ball enters
the bullpen seating area and rebounds out
of the seating area:
In Play
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