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Originally posted by ericpeeg
Hi -
This is an argument with my wife, so I'd like someone to tell me how right I am... 
Here's the scenario -
My daughter (delightful child) is at bat. Runner on first, two outs. Daughter grounds to shortstop, who flips it to Second Base for third out. My wife argues that my daughter's at-bat should be scored a Fielder's Choice, since she reached first base safely (wasn't thrown out at first). I say it's an out, and that daughter is 0 for 1 in that at-bat.
Of course, I'm looking for validation, but I need some official resource as proof! I've found definitions of a Fielder's Choice, but it doesn't seem directly speak to the scenario above - maybe because I haven't found a rule which gives the precedence of causing the out (grounding to short) over the act of reaching first base safely (fielder's choice).
Any learned opinon would be appreicated!
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Fielder's choice is anytime a fielder chooses to make a play on another runner instead of making a play on BR at 1B, whether or not the play on the other runner was succesful or not, if in the opinion of the scorer the play at 1B would have been an out. Count 1 at bat, no hit, and no base for on base percentage. Your example is a classic FC. Another example: runner on 2B, BR hits a one hopper to SS and it is fielded cleanly. It would be an easy play for SS to throw BR out at 1B but instead he chooses to make a play on runner at 2B advancing to 3B. He throws wild into the dugout. Runner on 2B is awarded home, BR is awarded 2B, BR's at bat is ruled FC, and award of 2B on the error.