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Originally posted by baseballfan
sir_eldren hit the nail on the head:
"Does the AB count as an AB, or is it tossed out when he comes to the plate again to start the new inning? We all know that he gets a fresh count, but what comes of the record of his last AB?"
Still haven't heard anyone give an answer to this.
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No one has addressed it because the rules don't cover it -- it doesn't affect the game or any recognized statistics.
you can probably get a number higher that 12 if you include balks, and a rained-out / replayed game where the batter in question is the lead-off batter.