Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mmm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!mmm!boone From: boone@mmm.UUCP (David E. Boone) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Getting to 1st without a hit, revisited Message-ID: <145@mmm.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Feb-85 12:02:31 EST Article-I.D.: mmm.145 Posted: Sun Feb 3 12:02:31 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 03:15:41 EST References: <263@ihu1m.UUCP> Organization: 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn. Lines: 12 > -- > The "What are 7 ways to get to 1st without getting a hit?" > Well, *can* you steal 1st from 2nd? no you can not. although i can not quote exactly the rule, the runner would be declared our for making a farce of the game. (this rule was added a long time ago after some runner did steal first back, dizzy dean gas house gang era i believe) p.s. in 20 years of umpiring i have yet to enforce this rule.