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OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES DIVISIONS OF THE CODE Objectives of the Game, the Playing field , Equipment. Definition of Terms. Game Preliminaries. Starting and Ending the Game. Putting the Ball in Play, Dead Ball and Live Ball (in Play). The Batter. The Runner. The Pitcher. The Umpire. The OFFICIAL Scorer. Recodified, amended and adopted by Professional BASEBALL Playing RULES Committee at New York, , December 21, 1949; amended at New York, , February 5, 1951; Tampa, Fla., March 14, 1951; Chicago, Ill., March 3, 1952; New York, , November 4, 1953; New York, , December 8, 1954; Chicago, Ill., November 20, 1956; Tampa, Fla., March 30-31, 1961; Tampa, Fla., November 26, 1961; New York, , January 26, 1963; San Diego, Calif., December 2, 1963; Houston, Tex., December 1, 1964; Columbus, Ohio.

field is preferable. The infield shall be graded so that the base lines and home plate are level. The pitcher’s plate shall be 10 inches above the level of home plate. The degree of slope from a point 6 inches in front of the pitcher’s plate to a point 6 feet toward home plate shall be 1 inch to 1 foot, and such degree of slope shall be ...

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