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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.

foul lines formed by extending two sides of the square, as in Diagram 1. The distance from home base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on fair territory shall be 250 feet or more. A distance of 320 feet or more along the foul lines, and 400 feet or more to center field is preferable.

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