2007-05-03 18:21:19 · 5 answers · asked by rockies17 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
There are several cases where a batter is out without anybody touching the ball; in such cases, nobody could be credited with the putout:
1. A batter is out if the ball hits him before it touches a fielder [MLB rule #6.05(g)].
2. If the infield fly rule is called but no fielder catches it, the batter is still out [rule 6.05(l)].
3. If the ball makes contact with the bat a 2nd time in fair territory [rule 6.05(h)], the batter is out.
4. If the batter hits the ball and then intentionally deflects it while running to first [rule 6.05(i)].
5. Batting out of turn [rule 6.07].
6. Illegal action on the batter's part [several different ways to do this - see rule 6.06].
2007-05-03 18:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Every putout is credited to a fielder. Strikeouts are credited to the catcher. In the case of a ball-struck runner, the nearest fielder is given the putout. This happened last year with the Rangers; Teixeira was running from second to third and the tiny fly ball hit him in the back (he tried to duck). The shortstop was credited the putout.
Putouts are detailed in Rule 10.09.
Specifically for ball-hit runners:
MLB Rule 10.09 (abridged):
(c) The official scorer shall credit automatic putouts as follows (and shall credit no assists on these plays except as specified):
(2) When a runner is called out for being touched by a fair ball (including an Infield Fly), the official scorer shall credit the putout to the fielder nearest the ball...
It continues to spell out other rare situations, but every putout gets assigned to a fielder.
Edit: the Teixeira game was 10-August-2006, but credit for the putout was given to 3B Beltre and not SS Betancourt; my mistake, faulty memory. Here's two differently detailed boxes of the game -- the play happened in the bottom of the seventh.
BR.com: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200608100.shtml
Retrosheet: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B08100TEX2006.htm
2007-05-03 18:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
By rule all putouts must be credited to a fielder. The previous poster has the rule reference correct.
2007-05-03 23:36:57 · answer #3 · answered by david w 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah when a batted ball hits a runner
2007-05-03 18:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
when a base runner is hit by a batted ball...runners interferance I think its called
2007-05-03 18:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by Michael N 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋