double play - what do the terms mean?

Question

what does it mean when they say a 6 -5- 4 double play? And things like that

Answer 1

the players on the field have numbers. ( P-1 C-2 1st-3 2nd-4 3rd-5 SS-6 LF-7 CF-8 RF-9 )



a 6-5-4 double play means the ball was hit to the SS he tossed it to second and the second baseman threw it to first and got the runner out on first.

Answer 2

Good questions.

A double play simply means the offensive teams was at bat, and had at least one runner on a base.
Two outs were recorded during the same play or sequence of on-field actions thereafter, involving at least a batter and one runner or more.
The players on a baseball team are numbered.
pitcher is 1
catcher is 2,
then 1st base 3, 2nd base 4, ss 6, 3rd base 5, lf 7, cf 8 and right fielder 9.

A scorer instead of writing positions or personal names writes 6--5--4 and DP for double play. This means a pitched ball was hit by the batter to the shortstop
who fielded the grounder, threw it to the second baseman
who either tagged the base or the runner from first (in almost all cases) and then threw the ball to the first baseman for the second out on the same play.

It's a bit more complicated because other combinations of outs could be numbered the same-; but see some instructions on keeping a "score". Scoring is the key here.

Answer 3

It's the defensive scoring of the play; each defensive position has a number assigned to it, and every player who touched the ball gets mentioned in order, even if it caromed off his head.

1 == pitcher
2 == catcher
3,4,5 == first, second, third baseman respectively
6 == shortstop
7,8,9 == left, center, right fielder respectively

So 6-5-4 means the shortstop got the ball first, over to the third baseman, back to the second baseman, two outs, double play.

You can see some pretty weird defensive plays during a rundown, because everybody shows up.

Answer 4

That would be an interesting double play when scoring there are numbers to indicate players positions P=1, C=2, 1B=3, 2B=4, 3B=5, SS=6, LF=7, CF=8, RF=9. So it would be hit to the SS who threw it to the 3B and then to 2B. Typically you would hear 6-4-3, 4-6-3, 5-4-3, and sometimes 1-2-3.

Answer 5

1-pitcher
2-catcher
3-1st baseman
4-2nd baseman
5-3rd baseman
6-shortstop
7-left field
8-center field
9-right field

6-5-4 double play means they got 2 outs starting with the groundball to shortstop who threw to the third baseman and then the 3rd baseman threw to the 2nd baseman.

A common double play is a 6-4-3 double play, you will hear that a lot.

Answer 6

every position is numbered pitcher=1 catcher=2 1B=3 and so on . 6-4-3 Double play is a shortstop fields the ball, tosses it to the 2nd baseman to get the 1st out and the 2b throws the ball to the 1st baseman to get the 2nd out

Answer 7

the numbers represent the player position on the field.
1-pitcher
2 catcher
3 1b
4 - 2b
5 - 3b
6 - shortstop
7 - lf
8 - cf
9 rf
in other words your 6 - 5 -4 double play would mean that the shortstop fielded the ball threw to third and the thirdbaseman threw to second and all base runners are out.
make sense??

Answer 8

each position has a number.
pitcher-1
catcher-2
1st base-3
2nd base- 4
3rd base-5
shortstop-6

if they say for example 4-6-3 double play that means that the 2nd baseman feilds the ball tosses it to the shortstop covering 2nd base and the shortstop throws it over for out at 1st base

Answer 9

each position has a number , pitcher 1,catcher 2, first base 3, second base 4, third base 5, shortstop 6, left field 7, centerfield 8, right field 9.

Answer 10

Dude listen to me yo a double play is when you like throw the ball to second and then to first so you get two people out and that is why it is called a double play yo cause you get two people out.