Scorekeeping Question

[Tru_in_Blu]

Couldn't find a better place for this question.

I know many of you don't care about scorekeeping, if a batted ball was a hit or an error. So stay asleep.

B. Each player’s batting and fielding record must be tabulated.
1. The first column will show the number of times at bat by each player,
but a time at bat will not be charged against the player when:
a. The player hits a sacrifice fly that scores a runner.
b. The player is awarded a base on balls.
c. (Fast Pitch) The player hits a sacrifice bunt.
d. (Fast Pitch) The player is hit by a pitched ball.
e. (Fast Pitch) The player hits a sacrifice slap hit.
NOTE: A slap hit is defined as a fake bunt followed by a controlled
swing and resulting in the runner(s) advancing, as in the case of
a sacrifice bunt.
f. The third out occurs and the batter is not entitled to run to first
base
EXCEPTION: Third strike foul rule in slow pitch.

If a batter reaches via catcher's obs, wouldn't that also not be counted as a time at bat?

[Crabby_Bob]

It doesn't count as an AB.

[Welpe]

Moved this to its own thread. No need to resurrect a 3.5 year old thread to ask a new question.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Moved this to its own thread. No need to resurrect a 3.5 year old thread to ask a new question.

Agree. I started reading the old stuff anticipating that the new post was some sort of follow-up to the original thread. Thank goodness there wasn't multiple pages of posts to read!

[SamG]

I'm not an official or a scorekeeper, but wouldn't an obstruction be treated the same as an error and therefore counted as at bat? The official who called obstruction determined the B/R would have reached first if not for obs, right?

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by SamG

... The official who called obstruction determined the B/R would have reached first if not for obs, right?

Not necessarily. This is simply a base award by rule.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by SamG

I'm not an official or a scorekeeper, but wouldn't an obstruction be treated the same as an error and therefore counted as at bat? The official who called obstruction determined the B/R would have reached first if not for obs, right?

Regular obstruction would be treated like a hit (both a H and an AB). Catcher's obstruction in baseball is a plate appearance but not an at bat. ASA's book seems to forget it's existence in the scoring section.