OK, I asked what is the maximum number of legal pitches one batter can take before recording an out, walk or hit? This includes balls and strikes, forget the foul balls.
Here's the answer:
There are two outs. There's a man on first, and the count is three balls, one strike. The pitcher throws a strike and the man at first attempts to steal second, and gets thrown out.
The batter has a count of 3-2 (5 pitches), but the side is retired. He comes up as the first batter in the next inning, so he can take another full count and then can strike out or take a base on balls for 6 pitches. That's 11 total.
2006-10-11 08:39:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
When the batter comes back to bat in the following inning, he starts with a count of 0-0. Whatever happened the previous inning is no longer a part of the game's official record. The batter is not even considered to have had a plate appearance in the previous inning. The only thing to concede that still counts is the pitcher's pitch count. Not counting foul balls, the pitcher could throw 11 recorded pitches to one batter before something happens.
2006-10-11 09:22:52 · answer #1 · answered by Kurt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where in the baseball rules did you find this? I still say it is 5 as the first at bat is not an official at bat.
2006-10-11 15:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old School has it. The first at bat is not an official at bat.
2006-10-11 15:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by Nuke Lefties 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋