Dropped strike three?

Question

Can I advance on a dropped strike three with a runner on first if that runner was attempting to steal before the pitch was delivered?

Answer 1

If you are hitting. And you swing at the ball never actually hit it and the ball gets away its ruled a Wild Pitch Strikeout. If 1st base is not occupied and only if 1st base is not occupied you may run to 1st and try to reach safely before the ball gets there or you get tagged.

And no, 1st base must be open for you to reach 1st. If the runner was trying to steal he was still in 1st base occupying it.

Answer 2

Only with 2 outs (strikeout would be the 3rd)

Answer 3

I'm assuming you are the batter for the purposes of this question and that there were less than two outs when the third strike was pitched.

The answer is no, because the runner still occupies first base.

Answer 4

In this case, 1st base is considered occupied.  It does not matter if the runner is stealing or not.  Therefore unless there are 2 outs, you cannot run to first on the dropped third strike.  If there are 2 outs, you can run on any dropped third strike whether first base is occupied or not.  

Answer 5

The runner on first can run all day.  So can the batter.  Just so long as his destination is the dog out.

Answer 6

I assume you mean you as the batter, and in that case the answer is no. The runner is considered to be occupying the base they started at when the pitch was thrown, in this situation: 1st base.

I saw this scenario just a couple of days ago in a game (not sure what game I saw watching). The ball actually got past the catcher on strike 3, and the runner was stealing, but the batter was immediately called out because of the rule.