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# Diamond Disputes Decided - Apr 24, 1926
- URL: https://www.diamondghosts.com/diamond-disputes-decided-apr-24-1926/
- Published: 2026-04-24T22:06:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-24T22:06:22.000Z
- Author: Diamond Ghosts
- Tags: author:Billy Evans, feature:Diamond Disputes, publication:Washington Daily News

**by BILLY EVANS**

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**Is it possible to have a force situation at some base without having the batsman figure in the situation?**

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It is impossible to have a force play unless the batsman figures in the making.

The definition of a force play according to the rules is as follows:

A force-out can be made only when a base runner legally loses the right to the base he occupies by reason of the batsman becoming a base runner and he is thereby obliged to advance.

An erroneous impression exists that if for some reason there are two runners on the same base that the original occupant is forced to advance. Of course, this is decidedly incorrect, unless runners were forced to advance because of the batsman becoming a base runner.

Source: (1926, April 24) The Washington daily news. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn82016181/1926-04-24/ed-1/.