Fourth play

Fourth play（Force play) With, baseball and softball, hitter striking sphere, being to face to the first baseRunnerWith because it becomes, the other runner surrenders the base and must advance to the following base it means the thing of the play where becoming a state happens with cause.

Summary

For example, the hitter strikes sphere when one base runner is, becomes the runner and when running to the first base, one base runner surrenders the first base for the hitter runner and must try the Shin base to the second base. If this time there is a runner even in the second base, if the second base runner to the third base, furthermore there is a runner even in the third base, either the third base runner to home base, must try the respective Shin base. This way, (the hitter runner must do the Shin base including either that it does to the first base) the runner the Shin base, thing of a state be sureState of fourthWith you call, you call the play which happens with this fourth play.

Fourth out

At the time of fourth play, until the runner who includes the hitter touches the following base, between

1. The sphere which the fielder had (or the glove which had sphere) it is touched
2. The fielder who had sphere must advance, the runner, sphere (or the glove which had sphere) or portion of the body is made to touch the following base, (it touches to the base)

With it becomes out. In state of fourth becoming the above-mentioned outFourth out(Force-out) with you say.

Fourth out and something related to score

Third out (three out) in case of fourth out, or before the hitter runner steps on the first base with other rule, case it becomes out, the other runner stepping on home base even if, first score is not recorded.

It is solved from state of fourth

When the runner is a state of fourth, when from that runner the runner of rear becomes fourth out, the runner who runs before the necessity to surrender the base which by his has possessed for the runner of rear is gone. In other words it means to be solved from state of fourth. Therefore, when first the runner of rear rank becomes fourth out, there are no times when the runner of front rank becomes fourth out from that, for example (the fielder who had sphere first from the runner concerning the base, with just that as for the runner does not become out).

For example, with the first dead runner one base, the hitter struck the racketeer the first base ago. First base man catches this, one base base was stepped on personally, (because of this the hitter runner becomes fourth out). And it threw a ball to the second base directly, the second base hand which enters into the cover catching this, it stepped on the second base base, but with just this as for one base runner does not become out. First because the hitter runner becomes out, one base runner who runs before the that means to be solved from state of fourth. To designate one base runner as out, as for the second base hand it is necessary to touch to one base runner with sphere.