2006-06-24 20:31:35 · 7 answers · asked by GS 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Way back when letters were used on scorecards, instead of the way they do it today. So A meant something, B meant something else, etc. By the time it got to K...that was strikeout. The rest of the scoring has changed, but K has stuck.
2006-06-25 08:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
In baseball, K is the abbreviation for a swinging strikeout. (A backwards K is the symbol for a "looking" strikeout in baseball scorekeeping.) The letter K is also commonly used, particularly in boxscores and other contexts that don't distinguish between swinging and looking strikeouts, to indicate a strikeout of any kind.
2006-06-24 20:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by Malcolm uses Xbox 360 Avatar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an indication of "strikeout" in baseball scorekeeping, first recorded c.1880, said to be from the last letter of "struck," since the first letter was already being used as an abbreviation for sacrifice.
2006-06-24 20:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by Holly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K means a swinging strikeout, and a Backwards K means it was a called strikeout (The batter struk out looking)
2006-06-25 03:32:11 · answer #4 · answered by kellan00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is much easier for the people doing the scorecards to write K then write out strikeout.
2006-06-25 04:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by John A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because "s" is already used in official scoring and "k" stands out readily when reviewing the scorecard.
2006-06-24 20:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by ½«gumwrapper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a clue, dude...or maybe start following polo or croquet or some other gay sport.
2006-06-25 07:23:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋