Fielder's Choice??

[SHBroncos]

Is this a fielder's choice or hit? Runner on 2nd base, batter hits ground ball to SS. Runner breaks for 3rd, fielder looks at runner and hesitates then proceeds to throw to 1st. The batter-runner beats throw only because of the hesitation and brief indecision. By all accounts the BR would not have been safe. Is this a fielder's choice or hit?

[chicago11]

Fielders Choice

[SanDiegoSteve]

I would like to direct you to The Scorekeeper's Forum, which is someplace else.

[NIump50]

Originally Posted by SHBroncos

Is this a fielder's choice or hit? Runner on 2nd base, batter hits ground ball to SS. Runner breaks for 3rd, fielder looks at runner and hesitates then proceeds to throw to 1st. The batter-runner beats throw only because of the hesitation and brief indecision. By all accounts the BR would not have been safe. Is this a fielder's choice or hit?

Unless F6 takes a step toward R2 or feints a throw, score it a hit.

[mbyron]

Oops, I thought this was going to be about Prince and Cecil again.

[umpduck11]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Oops, I thought this was going to be about Prince and Cecil again.

I'm thinking their choice would be the buffet.........

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by SHBroncos

The batter-runner beats throw only because of the hesitation and brief indecision.

sounds like the fielder made a choice

[DG]

10.06 A base hit shall not be scored in the following cases:

(d) When a fielder fails in an attempt to put out a preceeding runner, and in the scorer's judgement the batter-runner could have been put out at first base.

NOTE: This shall not apply if the fielder merely looks toward or feints toward another base before attempting to make a putout at first base.

So, score this a base hit.

So what's the deal, does this determine whether a pitcher pitched a no-hitter, batter set's a BA record if the hit counts, what?