Called, Regulation & Suspended GamesThis site uses an interactive decision tree to assit the user in the proper ap-plication of OBR 7.02 for games that are called due to:• Weather• Curfew or Time Limit• Light Failure, Mechanical Fail-ure, or Darkness (when law prevents lights from being turned on)
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Is this the last game between these two teams?

Game called due to:

LIGHT FAILURE, MECHANICAL FAILURE, OR DARKNESS

(when law prevents lights from being turned on).

 

 

 

CURFEW ORTIME LIMIT

WEATHER

WEATHER

Game called due to:

LIGHT FAILURE, MECHANICAL FAILURE, OR DARKNESS

(when law prevents lights from being turned on).

 

 

 

CURFEW ORTIME LIMIT

WEATHER

Which team is winning?

TIEDSCORE

VISITINGTEAM

HOMETEAM

Have 4½ innings beencompleted?

Have 5 innings beencompleted?

Have 5 innings beencompleted?

Have 5 innings been completed or have 4½ innings been completed with the Home team ahead?

Have 5 innings been completed or have 4½ innings been completed with the Home team ahead?

Did the Home team tie the score in its half of the fifth inning?

Did Visiting team take the lead in their most recent at–bat?

Is Optional Suspended Game Rule in Effect?OBR 7.02(a)(7)

Did the Home team tie the score in its half of the fifth inning?

 

CALLED,REGULATION GAME;SCORE FINAL;

Team that is ahead is declared the winner with the current score. OBR 7.02(b)(4)(A)

 

CALLED,NO GAME;

Must be replayed in its Entirety.OBR 7.01(e)

 

CALLED, REGULATION, SUSPENDED GAME

Resumed from exact point of suspension with current score.OBR 7.02(c)

Note for NAPBL Leagues that have adopted the Optional Suspended Game Rule: The game following the completion of this suspended game will be a nine–inning game.OBR 7.02(a)(9).

 

CALLED, SUSPENDED GAME

Resumed from exactpoint of suspensionwith current score.OBR 7.02(c)

Note for NAPBL Leagues that have adopted the Optional Suspended Game Rule: The game following the completion of this suspended game will be a seven–inning game.OBR 7.02(a)(8).

Which team is winning?

TIEDSCORE

VISITINGTEAM

HOMETEAM

Have 4½ innings beencompleted?

Have 5 innings beencompleted?

Have 5 innings beencompleted?

Have 5 innings been completed or have 4½ innings been completed with the Home team ahead?

Have 5 innings been completed or have 4½ innings been completed with the Home team ahead?

Did the Home team tie the score in its half of the fifth inning?

Is this game tied?

Did the Home team tie the score in its half of the fifth inning?

Was the game called while an inning is in progress and before the inning is completed AND the visiting team has scored one or more runs to take the lead AND the home team has not retaken the lead?

Was the game called while an inning is in progress and before the inning is completed AND the visiting team has scored one or more runs to tie the game AND the home team has not retied the game?

Was the score tied upon the completion of the last full inning?OBR 8.01(c)

 

CALLED,REGULATION GAME;SCORE FINAL;

Team that is ahead is declared the winner with the current score. OBR 7.02(b)(4)(A)

 

CALLED, REGULATION GAME

Final score is the score upon completion of the last full inning. OBR 7.02(b)(4)(A)

 

CALLED, REGULATION GAME, TIE GAME

Must be replayed in Its entirety (at discretion of League President). OBR 7.02(b)(4)(B)

 

Must be replayed in its entirety (at discretion of League President). OBR 7.02(b)(4)(C)

CALLED,NO GAME;