In the center block, indicate what happens, whether the batter scores a run
Was left on base or made an out.
The lower right-hand corner will indicate the number of RBI's.
6. The home team will furnish the scorekeeper for the games. The visiting team
will furnish an assistant for the scorekeeper. It will be their duty to keep the
game running smoothly and to keep players on each team batting in proper order.
1. There will no longer be an age limit on team members.
2. Each team can play each night with only six players but not less than six.
When a team plays with only six players, the vacant positions will be labeled
as a "BOZO." A "BOZO" will be an automatic out when it is his time to bat.
When a player arrives, he may be entered into the game in the position of one of the "BOZOs."
3. A player will be allowed to change teams only once during the season, providing the
player has made the initial contact with the new team. There will be no recruiting of
players from another team by a team within this league.
4. Each night, three games of nine innings will be played with a short rest period between
games. Games ending in a tie will go into extra innings until the tie is broken.
5. The captain of each team will appoint a dart board and foul line umpire before each game.
While a player is at bat, the board umpire is to stay behind a line drawn on the floor, two
feet back from the board on both the first and third base lines. Any foul called by the foul
umpire must be accepted. Players are to sit at least three feet back from the throwing line
to give the batter plenty of throwing room.
THERE WILL BE NO WAVING OF HANDS AT ANY TIME. All players, except the
player at bat and the next two players in the lineup, must be seated. The scorekeeper and
his assistant are the only contestants to be behind the batter. No other activity will be going
on in the same room while playing the games.
6. Darts hitting anywhere outside the playing field are called outs. The playing field is inside
the 2" green border of the dart board. If a dart sticks into another dart, it will be called a
dead dart and removed from the playing area. Darts hitting inside the playing area but not
sticking in the board shall be called a dead dart and removed before the next dart is thrown.
7. A SACRIFICE hit (S), with only one out or less, will advance ALL runners
and is not counted as a time at bat. A SACRIFICE hit with no runners on
base or with two outs will be called a dead dart and removed from the board
and another dart will be thrown. A dart hitting the DOUBLE-PLAY (DP) area
with no outs or with one out and runners on base will result in the runner
nearest home as well as the batter being called out. A dart hitting the (DP)
area with two outs and no one on base will be called a dead dart and
removed from the board. Another dart will then be thrown in its place. An
ERROR (E) gives the batter first base but any other runners are not
advanced unless forced. An (E) is considered a time at bat.
8. Runners advance one base if the batter hits a single, two bases if the batter
hits a double and three bases if the batter hits a triple. A home run clears
the bases.
9. If a player does not bat when it is his or her time to do so and this is
discovered before the inning is over, he or she will be called out and lose his
or her time at bat. If any runs are scored after there should have been three
outs, they will not be counted. All plays made between the discovery and
prior to the third out will stand. The lead-off batter for the next inning will be
the one immediately following the batter credited with making the last out in
the inning in question.
10. Any player entering the game as a pinch hitter will be allowed to throw five
practice darts if he or she so desires, providing he or she had not practiced,
declined the opportunity to practice during the pregame practice period or played
in any game that night. There will be no practicing between games.
NO ONE EXCEPT PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO THROW DARTS.
11. There will be no smoking in the game room on Dartball night. No one will be
allowed to practice or play if alcohol is detected on his or her breath.
12. The team captains are responsible for the enforcement of these rules.
1. Trophies will be awarded to the teams that finish first, second, third and fourth
places after all ties are eliminated through play-off games.
2. Winners of each half season will have a play off at the end of the regular season
to determine the champion and the runner up. In this play off, the winner of the
best four out of seven games will be the league champions. This play off will begin
the first Monday night after league play has been completed. The first three games
will be held at the church that won the first half and the balance of the games will be
held at the church that won the second half on the following Monday night unless
other arrangements are agreed to by the respective captains, teams and league Secretary/Treasurer.
The home team of the first game will be determined by the toss of a coin. The teams
will then alternate as home team until the series is over.
3. If the same team wins both halves of the season, they will automatically be
the league champions and there will be a play off for second, third and fourth
places. Rules for these games will be the same as for the championship
play offs.
4. In the case that two or more teams tie for any of the first four positions in either half,
a best-of-three game series will be played to determine the winners of those places.
These games will be played on play-off night or the league Secretary/Treasurer will
set the dates that will be binding to both teams. Season series will determine the location
of play offs. If three or more teams are tied and can't be broken by season series, best record
with top four teams will decide, or top five teams, six teams....
5. Individual trophies will be awarded to the players with the highest batting average,
the most RBIs, the most runs, the most singles, the most doubles, the most triples
and the most home runs. These winners must play in at least 60 percent of the regularly
scheduled games. Games won by forfeit will count as games played. No individual will
be awarded more than one trophy.
6. Each team captain or designated statistician will be responsible for keeping
individual players' statistics for his or her team, times at bat, hits (singles,
doubles, triples and home runs), runs scored, runs batted in and averages.
These statistics are to be summarized and turned in to the league
Secretary/Treasurer within 10 days of the last scheduled night of regular
season play. Players will not be eligible for individual trophies if the league
Secretary/Treasurer has not received that team's year-end statistical
summary within that 1 O-day period.
7. A jamboree play-off series will be played after the regular season and playoff
games are completed. Jamboree games will be played on consecutive nights
(Monday and Tuesday). Captains will be notified in advance of jamboree
play-off dates, time and location. Each participating team is to provide one
dozen playing darts, a dessert and a $5.00 entry fee.
8. Three all-star games between the regular season champions and a team
consisting of two players from each of the other teams will be played on the
Monday night following the jamboree. The regular season champions will
serve as home team.
