quote:In this case, even if an out was not made, it would still be scored a FC because the fielder chose to go after an out other than the batter.
Interestingly enough, this is not true.
OBR 10.05(a) The official scorer shall credit a batter with a base hit when:
(6) a fielder unsuccessfully attempts to put out a preceding runner and, in the official scorer’s judgment, the batter-runner would not have been put out at first base by ordinary effort.