2006-07-04 07:01:49 · 5 answers · asked by ruggierifus 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
When the codification for stats was started, a lot of things began with "S". K was chosen as there is no other stat that starts with that and it is a component in the work "striKe"
2006-07-04 07:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
dukalink has it right; S was already used for "sacrifice". Check out The Straight Dope below.
Edit: Sorry, Ricky S, but 'S' by itself means "Sacrifice" or "Save" or "Stolen Base". Saves can also be marked "SV", and sacrifices and stolen bases also have other 2 letter abbreviations. Shutouts are marked "ShO". Don't call other people wrong if you don't know what you're talking about. If you claim to be right, then cite a source. Anyway, dukalink's answer never said what S stood for, just that it was in common use for other actions, which it is.
2006-07-04 07:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of you that answered this question are wrong. Because S stands for "shutout." I guess they chose K because it is easily identifiable backwards. (When you strike out looking you have to put the K backwards)
2006-07-04 14:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it stands for Knockout.
2006-07-04 07:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by Sammy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Koz he KILLED that Battah!!
TFTP
2006-07-04 07:04:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋