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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 06:14am
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Here's the play. Batter tops a ball ( swinging bunt ) out in front of the plate. As she exits the batters box she kicks the ball. PU calls her out. How do you score it in the book ?
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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 07:39am
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Here's the play. Batter tops a ball ( swinging bunt ) out in front of the plate. As she exits the batters box she kicks the ball. PU calls her out. How do you score it in the book ?
Thats to ole topped swinging bunt run and kick it out play, where have you been all your life? I have no idea.
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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 08:45am
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How do I score it?

I add another out to my indicator.

Seriously, there are a few people here who get jazzed about scorekeeping, and hopefully one of them will answer your question, but here is my approach to the subject ...
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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 09:35am
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How do I score it?

I add another out to my indicator.

Seriously, there are a few people here who get jazzed about scorekeeping, and hopefully one of them will answer your question, but here is my approach to the subject ...
phew.. i thought i was the only one...

i have no clue about scoring and just cant get into it... Like you, I score it by adding an out to my clicker.
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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 09:49am
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The underlying philosophy of Scoring, it seems, is to be able to look at the scorebook and be able to replay the game by reading. The use of the book does not have to be understood by anyone except the scorer.
With that in mind, here are some typically accepted notes as provided by a Detroit Free Press article on the lost art of keeping score.

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Scoring shorthand


There is no absolute right way to keep score. The degree of detail is up to the individual. Some might choose to only record the basic play while others record each pitch and make notations of the especially noteworthy plays.

But there is a basic shorthand that nearly everyone agrees upon:

• Every position is assigned a number. 1: pitcher, 2: catcher,

3: first base, 4: second base,

5: third base, 6: shortstop,

7: left field, 8: center field,

9: right field.

Single: S or a horizontal line

Double: D or two lines

Triple: T or three lines

Home run: HR or four lines

Sacrifice: SH or SAC

Walk: BB

Intentional walk: IBB

Hit by pitch: HP

Strikeout: K (backward K for called third strike)

Balk: BK

Fielder's choice: FC

Wild pitch: WP

Error: E

Sacrifice fly: SF

Foul fly: F

Force out: FO

Line drive: L

Bunt: B

Passed ball: PB

Stolen base: SB

Double play: DP

Unassisted: U or circle player's position number.


Keeping score


In the scorecard grid, each batter has one box per inning.

• If the hitter grounds out to shortstop, for example, write in "6-3," which shows the shortstop threw him out at first base. If the hitter flies out to left field, write a "7."

• If the batter gets a hit, write in the hit according to which base he reached. Each corner of the box represents a base, with the lower-right corner being first. If he singles, put a "-" in the lower right. If he doubles, write a "=" in the upper right, and so on. For a walk, use "BB" in the lower right. As the runner advances, mark the appropriate symbol in the appropriate corner.

• If a runner scores, put a circle at the bottom of the box, and inside the circle put the symbol of the play and/or the player that drove him in. For example, if the No. 5 hitter drives in two runs with a single, mark his single in the bottom right of his box and mark a circle with the number "5" in it in the boxes of the runners who score (Some people like to use uniform numbers here, so you can tell who did what, even after lineup changes).

• At the end of each inning, total the hits and runs for that inning only. At the end of the game you'll be able to add the innings total to get the game score.

Once you learn the shorthand codes and develop your own style, it is easy to score a game. But keep in mind, it requires concentration and even the most ardent scorekeeper can miss a play. For that, Phil Rizzuto, the former Yankee player and broadcaster, invented WW. That would be wasn't watching.


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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 10:09am
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I score it by adding an out to my clicker.
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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 10:44am
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This is score U-2 and I didn't need a twenty page sheet to tell you that.
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Old Wed Apr 27, 2005, 10:48am
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Usually when an out is recorded by an INT call it is creditted as an Unassisted out to the nearest fielder.
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Old Thu Apr 28, 2005, 07:59am
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Smile THANKS !

Thanks to all for your help
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