- move to a
subsequent base or to score. In statistics, the
number of
baserunners (for
example those allowed by a pitcher) is
denoted by the abbreviation...
-
strikes a player's leg and
bounces off him to
another fielder, who tags the
baserunner, the
first player is
credited with an ****ist. A
fielder can
receive a...
- softball, a tag out,
sometimes just
called a tag, is a play in
which a
baserunner is out
because a
fielder touches him with the ball or with the hand or...
- an
injured baserunner to be substituted, and play then resumes. Two
known instances—occurring in 1977 and 2005—occurred when a
baserunner entitled to...
- when the
baserunner is
stranded between two bases, also
known as no-man's land, and is in
jeopardy of
being tagged out. When the
baserunner attempts to...
-
player reaching a base due to the defense's
attempt to put out
another baserunner, or the
defensive team's
indifference to his advance. Fielder's choice...
-
throwing a live ball to a
fielder so that the
fielder can tag out a
baserunner who is
either leading off or
about to
begin stealing the next base. A...
- In baseball, an out
occurs when the
umpire rules a
batter or
baserunner out. When a
batter or
runner is out, they lose
their ability to
score a run and...
- In baseball, a
slide is the
action of a player,
acting as a
baserunner, who
drops his body to the
ground once he is very
close to the base he is approaching...
-
inherited runs
allowed (IRA). In general, a
baserunner is in
jeopardy at any time the ball is live and the
baserunner is not
touching a base,
except in the...
