Alameda Babe Ruth American League Rules

1. Home team in 3rd base dugout. Visiting team takes a 10 minute infield 20 minutes prior to scheduled game time. Home team takes a 10 minute infield 10 minutes prior to game time.

2. Tie games during the season will be continued at a later time (preferably when the two teams meet again on a weekend).

3. During the week, no inning can start after 8 p.m. (earlier in the beginning of the season if it gets too dark). On weekends, no new inning can start after 2 ½ hours (unless the game is tied or it has not gone 5 innings). A game is over after 5 innings if one team is ahead by 10 runs.

4. All players who are not injured or being disciplined must play at least three defensive innings and bat at least once each game. If there is a shortened game due to darkness, weather, 10 run rule, etc., there is no penalty, but players who did not get their minimum time in the game should start the next game, play the remainder of the missed time plus the new game's minimum time and bat twice. If the game was not shortened, players who did not get their minimum time in the game must start the next game and play the entire game. Violations of this rule should be brought to the attention of the team manager and the American League General Manager.

5. Teams are required to use an EH (Extra Hitter). Basically this is a 10 man batting order with 10 starters. The EH must be shown on the line-up card. Once a team starts a game with an EH, it must continue with the EH for the entire game. The EH must play at least 3 defensive innings.

6. If an injury, sickness or ejection occurs and there is no eligible substitute on the bench, any player on the bench may take the injured, sick or ejected player's place. For interleague play, the opposing manager gets to select the substitute.

7. If a team is short of players, it can play with 8. There is no automatic out for the 9th position in the batting order. The lead-off batter just follows the 8th position in the batting order.

8. All players, coaches, umpires, scorekeepers and fans are to be treated with respect. Coaches, players and fans shall not demean umpires before, during or after the game.

9. Coaches are responsible for removing their players for the remainder of the game for throwing bats, helmets, gloves, etc.

10. To prevent injury, baserunners cannot run over the catcher or other fielder. If a baserunner does not slide or attempt to avoid contact, he or she will be called out, and if the umpire believes the collision was malicious (such as shoulder down or elbows out), the player will be ejected from the game.

11. To prevent injury, fielders cannot fake tags. Players will be warned once. Any repetition will result in ejection from the game.

12. Drinking of alcoholic beverages is not allowed on the field, in the stands or anywhere near the playing field. Smoking and chewing tobacco are not allowed on the field.

13. Please remember that this is a youth baseball league and winning is not the most important thing. We're here to teach good sportsmanship, the fundamentals of baseball, courage and respect for authority. But most of all, we're out to have fun!

This season Alameda's American League teams will be playing a number of Inter-league games vs. teams from Oakland, Washington Manor (WM), Hayward and Castri Valley.  The games vs. the Inter-league teams will count in the Win/Loss column, but only Alameda teams will be tracked in our League Standings.

REGULAR SEASON

Week:  ~ 1: Mar 28-29  2: Apr 4-5  3:  Apr 6-12~ 4: Apr 13-19  5: Apr 20-26  6: Apr 27-May 3 ~
~ 7: May 4-10  8: May 11-17  9: May 18-24  10: May 25-31  11: June 1-7  12: June 8-14 13: June 16-20 ~

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END OF REGULAR SEASON

LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

ALL FOUR TEAMS PLAY A TOURNAMENT FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. SEEDS DETERMINED BY REGULAR SEASON PLAY. IF TWO TEAMS ARE TIED AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON, HEAD TO HEAD GAMES DETERMINE THE SEEDS. IF STILL TIED, LEAST RUNS ALLOWED WILL DETERMINE THE TOP SEED.

THE SEED #1 (THE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION) HAS TO BE BEAT TWICE. IF THE SEED #1 LOSES ON WEDNESDAY, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE 1 P.M. GAME ON SATURDAY. IF SEED #1 WINS ON WEDNESDAY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE BEAT TWICE ON SATURDAY.

REGULAR SEASON

Inter-League Key: CV=Castro Valley

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END OF REGULAR SEASON

THE TOP 4 TEAMS PLAY A TOURNAMENT FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP. SEEDS DETERMINED BY REGULAR SEASON PLAY. IF TWO TEAMS ARE TIED AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON, HEAD TO HEAD GAMES DETERMINE THE SEEDS. IF STILL TIED, LEAST RUNS ALLOWED WILL DETERMINE THE TOP SEED.

THE SEED #1 (THE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION) HAS TO BE BEAT TWICE. IF THE SEED #1 LOSES ON WEDNESDAY, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE 12 P.M. GAME ON SATURDAY. IF SEED #1 WINS ON WEDNESDAY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE BEAT TWICE ON SATURDAY.