4.00 - Starting and Ending the Game - Click here to launch training
Table of Contents Rule 4.00 - Starting and Ending the Game – written by Kevin Hunter
4.01 The pre-game meeting (a.k.a. "plate meeting") between the umpires and managers
4.02 Players take their position at the beginning of the game
4.03 Defensive players (except the catcher) start in fair territory
4.04 The batting order
4.05 Base coaches
4.06 Prohibitions against offensive teams disrupting the defense
4.07 Ejections
4.08 When players show violent disapproval of an umpire's decision
4.09 How a team scores
4.10 Definition of a regulation game
4.11 Score of a regulation game
4.12 Tie games
4.13 Double-headers
4.14 Playing lights
4.15 Forfeits
4.16 Inability to put nine players on the field at the start of the game
4.17 Inability to put nine players on the field during a game
4.18 More on forfeits
4.19 Protests
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