who gets credit for the at bat, the player who left with 2 strikes, or the player coming in with 2 strikes?
2006-07-25 11:33:59 · 7 answers · asked by rockies17 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The pinch hitter coming in to take the place of the injured batter will then "inherit" and assume the pitch count as it stands when he steps into the batters' box making him the batter of record.
2006-07-25 11:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original batter takes the strikeout, but the replacement batter gets credit for anything else. (Section 10.17 of the Official Rules of Baseball.) The exact wording is as follows:
"When the batter leaves the game with two strikes against him, and the substitute batter completes a strikeout, charge the strikeout and the time at bat to the first batter. If the substitute batter completes the turn at bat in any other manner, including a base on balls, score the action as having been that of the substitute batter."
2006-07-25 18:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by rangersfan34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since there were two strikes on the original hitter, he is credited with the strikeout.
2006-07-25 18:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by danceman528 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he is credited with the srtikeout because hes the dumb butt who missed the ball on the last strike
2006-07-25 18:36:24 · answer #4 · answered by chuck norris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope ..the batter he was pinch hitting for get the K
2006-07-25 18:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-25 18:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-25 20:19:27 · answer #7 · answered by bulladawudz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋