Fed citation re running lane

I am not aware of a direct reference to a BR's final step; however, it is understood that the BR must be given an opportunity to touch 1B in some way.

If you want to get technical, the foul line (inside part of the runner's lane) does run into the front side of 1B, so the BR would be allowed that area of the bag to touch 1B.

There's no reason to be that technical though.  It's about fairness.  Normally runner's lane violations are due to the BR being in the way of a throw coming from behind him (from the area of home plate or 1B foul line).  Also note, FED does not require a quality throw for RLI to occur.

ALStripes - thanks. I not trying to be overly technical or nit-picky. I just want to know if Fed rules are just making the assumption about the last step rather than specifically addressing this as do NCAA and OBR. You know what can happen when you assume

The following is all the Fed rules book has to say about the running lane.

JL 

RULE 8-4-1

ART. 1 . . . The batter-runner is out when:

g. he runs outside the three-foot running lane (last half of the distance from home plate to first base), while the ball is being fielded or thrown to first base; or

1. This infraction is ignored if it is to avoid a fielder who is attempting to field the batted ball or if the act does not interfere with a fielder or a throw.

2. The batter runner is considered outside the running lane lines if either foot is outside either line.