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Old Thu May 13, 2004, 12:28am
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Originally posted by baseballfan
What's the most pitches a batter can take without swinging the bat in a single at bat?

I believe the answer is 6. Either 2 balls and 3 strikes, or 3 balls and 2 strikes with the 6th pitch being a strike, a ball, a passed ball or a hit batter.
You know, the batter could just stand there with the bat on his shoulder, and if the pitch hits it and rolls foul you have a foul ball. So he could stand there forever, without ever swinging the bat. He would just foul off every pitch that was thrown at him.
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