No player shall intentionally discolor or damage the ball by rubbing it with soil, rosin, paraffin, licorice, sand-paper, emery-paper or other foreign substance.
PENALTY: The umpire shall demand the ball and remove the offender from the game. In addition, the offender shall be suspended automatically for 10 games. For rules in regard to a pitcher defacing the ball, see Rules 8.02(a)(2) through (6).
DISCUSSION
Joe Niekro is found to have a emery board on the mound [Rule 3.02][Rule 8.02(b)]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KKKhpAmU34
Pitcher Brendan Donnelly is discovered with pine tar on his glove and is ejected.
http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050615&content_id=1090013&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was
Is it dirt? Is it pine tar? Umpires Kenny Rogers to wipe off a substance on his pitching hand during Game 2 of the 2006 World Series.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061022&content_id=1720924&vkey=ps2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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| Gaylord Perry is searched by umpire Bill Kunkel in 1972. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lr940giJf8
RULES REFERENCES
Rule 8.02
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