Runner on 3rd base, the batter hits a ground ball passed the pitcher to the left side of the field and it hits the field umpire. The ball carems off of the umpire and the pitcher fields the ball and throws to first for the out. The runner on 3rd base scores.
Okay, neither of the last two things actually happened. The field umpire declared a "dead ball" and returned the runner to 3rd base and awarded 1st base to the batter.
Does the batter get credited with a hit or not?
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