65s Rules
65s Rules Addendums
Effective July 2025 / Updates in yellow
Play in the Vintage Division of the Roy Hobbs World Series is governed by the Official Rules of Baseball (ORB) & Interpretations and the Roy Hobbs rules amplifications, with the following addendums.
Vintage Division / 65+
Courtesy runners: No courtesy runners allowed; use shared lineup.
Bunting: Bunting allowed, except suicide squeezes (Safety squeeze permitted). Penalty on suicide squeeze: Strike on Batter, Ball is dead.
Stealing: There is no stealing of home; all other stealing permitted. Penalty for illegal steal attempt of home: It is a delayed Dead Ball at the time of the attempted steal; all runners would return to their last legally obtained base if the ball is not put in play. (Note: On a delayed dead ball, defense may choose to return runners or take the result of any play on a batted ball. A Pitch not put in play will be a strike.). Subsequent violations by same team will result in runner from third being called out and a strike on the hitter.
Advance on passed balls/wild pitches: No restrictions.
RHBB Note: These rules are effective July 2026, and supersede any previous version.