Throwing the ball around the infield after out?

Question

What is the proper way to throw the ball around the infield after an out is made. For example no one on base and batter grounds the Short stop and ss throws to first base. Were is the first baseman suppose to throw the ball.

Answer 1

1st to SS....to 2nd...to 3rd...to P.....

thts how we do it...but i guess some ppl do it differnetly....

Answer 2

There is no right or wrong way to throw it around the horn.

I grew up a SF Giants fan, and I remember (back in the day) when the catcher used to run down to first base to back up any overthrows to first (when there were no other runners on base). Hall of Famer Willie McCovey used to start the ball around the horn by throwing it to the catcher. It was like a reward for his hustle.

Sometimes the 2nd baseman will back up first on a grounder to short or third...in that case, the 1st baseman would not throw the ball to the 2nd baseman, because he is out of position.

The whole point of throwing the ball around the horn is to give the infielders something to do while the hitter, who just made an out at 1st, runs off the field and the next hitter gets into the box.

If your the first baseman, throw it to the 2nd baseman or the shortstop, then take your position.

If you're not the first baseman, if it's thrown to you, throw it to somebody on your right.

Some teams have a tradition that only the 3rd baseman gives the ball back to the pitcher. That's usually because pitchers are superstitious.

Answer 3

A strikeout ability that the infield did no longer have of undertaking to play, so they might initiate dozing off. to stay away from this, the catcher purely throws the ball around the infielders so they stay alert.

Answer 4

It depends on the dugout as to which the hitter may be walking, especially after a K, cuz u dont want to have to throw around him. But normally it is from the Catcher to third to second to short to first and then either from first right to the pitcher or from first back to third back to the pitcher. Some temas exclude the first basemen completely goin third to second to short to third to pitcher. But in ur example it normally would go first to short to second to third to pitcher. Basically theres a million ways to do it and none are more correct than the others. It depends on ur team and what u guys wanna do.

Answer 5

Back to the catcher?!? Whoa. No it's called throwing "Around the Horn," if it's an out at 1st (1-SS-2-3-P). For a strikeout its (C-3-2-SS-P). No one throws it to the guy directly next to them on the field. Never.

The CATCHER really.

Any out in the outfield just goes to the Cut (SS/2) or just to 2 - P.

Back to the catcher. Please!

Answer 6

It depends. If you are playing baseball, most of the time, the first basemen throws to second, second to short, short to 3rd, third either to catcher or back to pitcher. In softball, since the diamond is smaller, first to short, short to second, second to third, third to either the catcher or pitcher. It's really to keep everyone in the infield moving and lose.

Answer 7

Any sequence your players/coaches want to do it to keep the players lose & engaged. Tradition is great in many instances but you are not tied to tradition for the sake of tradition. Contrarians are the lifeblood of progress.... I've seen some teams do it every single sequence mentioned above and a few that weren't mentioned here.....

Answer 8

Sheesh - what a bunch of idiots. The 1st answer is right. I played 1st for YEARS. 1B to SS to 2B to 3B to P. End of story. We aren't talking about after a strikeout or girls softball or any of the other stupid crap that was unintelligibly spewed out.

Answer 9

Groundout = 1B-SS-2B-3B-P
OF Flyout = to cut (either 2B/SS/3B) then P
IF Flyout = to left side, first throw to 2B then SS-3B-P; to right side, first throw to SS then 2B-3B-P
K = C-3B-2B-SS-3B-P

This is the most common, but of course there are slight variations mainly regarding the order of throws to 2B/SS. Major variations from this are completely incorrect. The most important thing is that the team look coordinated, crisp, and quick with the throws.

Answer 10

Yeah it is suppose to go to shortstop, then second, third and back to the first basemen and to the pitcher

Answer 11

after a K it goes from catcher to 3b to SS to 2b to 3b to P after an out at first it goes 1b to 2b to SS to 3b to P