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Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Why are there score keeping questions on the umpiring test? The one I took had 4 questions dealing with who was the winning pitcher of record, if a starting pitcher could be credited with both a win and a save, who had the ultimate authority in determining if a batted ball was a hit or an error and there was another about which pitcher was credited with an earned run. Last I knew we didnt keep the score book.

I couldn't even begin to give you an answer. I don't concern myself with scorekeeping, other than when it comes to a batting out of order appeal or if a run scores or not. Other that those two, the rest is up to the scorekeeper. I don't like NOT having a "neutral" scorekeeper. Now, I have to check between innings to make sure each team has the same score. If there is a problem, I need to know NOW, not 3 innings from now.