On a play at first base, the first baseman fielded a ball with his bare hand and then, lying on the ground, touched the white bag with his glove before the batter-runner reached the base - with the ball secured and controlled in his bare hand. Is this the same as touching the base with his foot and, therefore, the batter-runner is out? Further, is the batter-runner out if the fielder touches the base with his elbow, knee, etc., but not his foot when in control of the ball? If the fielder doesn't touch the base with his foot, with control of the ball, is the batter-runner out only if he touches the base with the ball in his bare hand or with his glove with the ball in it? What rule covers this?
yes the runner is out on all of the above....the glove is considered an extension of the hand....the only time a runner wouldn't be out is on tag play with ball in hand but tagged the runner with the glove
Runner is out but, not because the "glove is an extension of the hand." lol!!!
