SCOREKEEPING GUIDE

BATTER IS ON BASE BATTER IS BASERUNNING

1B = KS = Swinging SB = 2B = K = Strikeout Looking WP = Wild 3B = 6-3 = Groundout, SS to 1B PB = HR = Home F8 = Fly Out to CF SAC = Advanced on Sacrifice BB = /Walk L5 = Line Out to 3B E5 = Advanced on by 3B HBP = by Pitch Fo5 = Foul Out to 3B CS = FC = Fielder’s Choice 3U = Unassisted Play by 1B 6-4 = Force Out, SS to 2B E5 = Reached by Error by 3B SB 1-3 = Sacrifice , P to IB 4U = Force or , 2B unasst. CI = ’s SF 8 = to CF F8-5 = Out on , CF to 3B G2B = ESB = Error on Sac Bunt

Was it a HIT or an ERROR (E)? AFTER EACH Would an average player normally have made the play? HALF- Was there a physical mistake made on playing the ball itself? Make sure to do the If BOTH answers are YES, then it’s an ERROR. totals (per inning and cumulatively)! (SS vs. 1B – easy digs and all drops are 1B, all others are SS •Runs No team errors—mental mistakes are hits) •Hits •Errors Was it a HIT or a FIELDER’S CHOICE (FC)? •Left on Base (LOB) FIELDER’S CHOICE if there is an attempt on another runner •Pitches Thrown HIT if there is indecision on where to go, and NO play is made AFTER THE GAME Player Totals Was it a DOUBLE (2B) or a SINGLE (1B) and an advance? • •Team Totals Was there a play on another base runner? ? •Pitch Sheet Was there an error on the play before 2B? signed by each Mgr Did the batter break stride around first? If ALL answers are NO, then it’s a DOUBLE (2B). Notes Was it a STOLEN BASE (SB), (WP) or PASSED BALL (PB)? PASSED BALL if catcher should have stopped the pitch. WILD PITCH if catcher had no play. All others are counted as a STOLEN BASE.

POSITIONS BASIC STATISTICS 1 = Pitcher (P) •At Bats (AB) = Plate appearances 8 2 = Catcher (C) minus [ BB + HBP + SB + SF + CI ] 7 9 3 = (1B) •Hits = 1B + 2B + 3B + HR 4 = Second Baseman (2B) •Batting Avg. = Hits / At Bats 6 4 5 = (3B) •On Base Pct. = Hits + BB + HBP + CI / PA 1 6 = (SS) 5 3 7 = Left Fielder (LF) BASIC PITCHING STATISTICS 8 = Centerfielder (CF) •Earned Run Average (ERA) = 9 = Right Fielder (RF) (Earned Runs * 6 / Pitched) 2 •WHIP = BB + HBP + Hits / Innings Pitched