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Stats4GnatsStats4Gnats10,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by iaatt:
Hi. With a runner on first the batter hit a ball between first and second, which hit the runner and the runner is called out.

How would this play be scored? And can I give the batter a hit as I thought the ball was headed through the infield....

thank you!


Please don’t take this the wrong way, but did you even attempt to look the answer up in the rules? I know it can be daunting to do that, but it’s the only way to actually learn the rules.

The answer as to how its scored is the thread “Runner fails to retag a base” thread. OBR 10.09(c)(2).

As to whether a hit may be scored, OBR 10.05(b)(5) gives direction.
10.05 BASE HITS
A base hit is a statistic credited to a batter when such batter reaches base safely, as set forth in this Rule 10.05.
(b) The official scorer shall not credit a base hit when a:
(5) runner is called out for interference with a fielder attempting to field a batted ball, unless in the scorer’s judgment the batter-runner would have been safe had the interference not occurred.

Since you didn’t mention what rules this situation was being played under, using OBR is always the best way to answer. There are answers in the NFHS rule book too, but you’ll have to dig those out for yourself. Wink
JMoffJMoff1,000+ posts
I would beg to differ on this one. In the op, the batted ball hit the runner. The runner didn't interfere with the fielder.

I'd apply 10.05.a.5
10.05 BASE HITS
A base hit is a statistic credited to a batter when such batter reaches base safely, as set forth in this Rule 10.05.
(a) The official scorer shall credit a batter with a base hit when:
(5) a fair ball that has not been touched by a fielder touches a runner or an umpire, unless a runner is called out for having been touched by an Infield Fly, in
which case the official scorer shall not score a hit;

Batter gets a hit.

A lot of people don't know that the official rules for scoring are found in the official rule book, which can be found on MLB.COM in PDF and downloaded in a searchable format. It's what all us geeks use when we don't know off the tops of our head.
Hawk19Hawk19100+ posts
JMoff is correct. I think Scorekeeper got confused since the title of the thread is 'Runner Interference' but the prose describes something different.

MLB and NFHS rules are similar but not exactly the same (substitution is one that comes to mind). Is there any differences you can think of for how something might be scored?
Stats4GnatsStats4Gnats10,000+ posts
quote:
Originally posted by JMoff:
I would beg to differ on this one. In the op, the batted ball hit the runner. The runner didn't interfere with the fielder.

I'd apply 10.05.a.5
10.05 BASE HITS
A base hit is a statistic credited to a batter when such batter reaches base safely, as set forth in this Rule 10.05.
(a) The official scorer shall credit a batter with a base hit when:
(5) a fair ball that has not been touched by a fielder touches a runner or an umpire, unless a runner is called out for having been touched by an Infield Fly, in
which case the official scorer shall not score a hit;

Batter gets a hit.

A lot of people don't know that the official rules for scoring are found in the official rule book, which can be found on MLB.COM in PDF and downloaded in a searchable format. It's what all us geeks use when we don't know off the tops of our head.


My bad, nice catch. I didn’t pay enough attention when reading it.

Yes, the scoring rules can be found on MLB.com, and those rules are much better known as OBR. Trouble is, while experienced HS scorers will more often than not defer to OBR, they do it knowing they’re technically wrong because HSB during the season for the most part comes under NFHS rules which are in many case much harder to read, and certainly do not have the explanations OBR has.

I’ve maintained for more than a decade that NFHS should do away with its baseball rule book, and adopt a modified OBR like almost all other amateur organizations use, save college ball.

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