-
infield fly
means that the
batter is out (and all
force plays are removed)
regardless of
whether the ball is caught. The
rule exists solely to
prevent the...
- umpire. "The
Golden Batter Rule" – One time in a game, a team may send any
hitter in the
lineup to bat in any spot. The goal of this
rule is so a team can...
-
started as a
batter). The
initial objective of the
batting team is to have a
player reach first base safely; this
occurs either when the
batter hits the ball...
- 1867, the
batter had the
right to call for a high or low pitch, to be
determined by the umpire. The
National League formed in 1876. Its
rules changed almost...
- a
batter standing too
close to, or "crowding", home plate. [citation needed] The
rule dates from 1887;
before that, a
pitch that
struck the
batter was...
- plate. The
official rules of
Major League Baseball define the top of the
strike zone as the
midpoint between the top of the
batter's shoulders and the top...
-
dimensions and
other aspects are
governed by the
rules of the game. If the ball is not
fairly delivered to the
batter (i.e. not
thrown within his reach), then...
- a hit (denoted by H), also
called a base hit, is
credited to a
batter when the
batter safely reaches or p****es
first base
after hitting the ball into...
- walk, the
batter is
credited with a run
batted in per
rule 9.04.
Receiving a base on
balls does not
count as a hit or an at bat for a
batter but does count...
-
comment was
added in 2006 to
Rule 6.09(b) (After
rule numbering changes,
Rule 5.09(a)(2) Comment):
Rule 5.05(a)(2) Comment: A
batter who does not
realize his...
