what do the terms F-8, F7 and 6-4-3 mean in baseball?

Question

what do other number and letter terms mean

Answer 1

It is score keeping terminology. When speaking in terms of baseball stats every position has an assigned number as follows...

Number Abbreviation Position
1 P Pitcher
2 C Catcher
3 1B First Baseman
4 2B Second Baseman
5 3B Third Baseman
6 SS Shortstop
7 LF Left Fielder
8 CF Center Fielder
9 RF Right Fielder
DH Designated Hitter (Not a defensive position, so does not have a Position Number.)

So a 6-4-3 would mean that the batter hit a ball to the Short Stop who threw to the 2nd baseman who then threw to the 1st baseman for a double play.

F stands for Fly ball so F-8 means Fly ball hit to Center Field and F-7 would be a fly ball hit to Left Field.

If you'd like to learn more about scoring baseball, visit the Wikipedia link below.

Answer 2

Each position is labeled with a number. It's like this:

1. Pitcher
2. Catcher
3. First Baseman
4. Second Baseman
5. Third Baseman
6. Shortstop
7. Left Field
8. Center Field
9. Right Field

the 6-4-3 combo is particulary used if a double play is done. The shortstop will throw to the second baseman, and then the second baseman will throw to the first baseman, thus, a 6-4-3 double play.

F-(#) means that the fielder has gotten the batter out
E-(#) means that the fielder has committed an error

Answer 3

There are many abbreviations like those that are used in scoring a game. To your specific ones, F-8 is a flyout to the center fielder, and F-7 would be a flyout to the left fielder. A 6-4-3 is a play from the shortstop to the 2nd baseman to the first baseman.. this is usually a double play, but if a runner is safe at 2nd, it would still be scored that way for the runner who was out at first (or vice versa, out at 2nd and safe at first).

Each position on the field is assigned a number: (1) Pitcher, (2) Catcher, (3) First baseman, (4) Second baseman, (5) Third baseman, (6) Shortstop, (7) Left fielder, (8) Center fielder, (9) Right fielder. The letters and other abbreviations are for what they do when they are at the plate. For example, a "K" is used for a strikeout, and to get even more technical, if it is a swinging strikeout, a backwards K is used (I think that's right, I always forget which is the backwards K). Any time a player grounds out, the scoring is done by just using the numbers of the fielders that were involved in the play (in the order in which they touched the ball).. a 6-3 out, is short to 1st... 6-4, short to 2nd, etc.

If you're not personally scoring a game yourself, the only times you'll need to know them is if you hear it from a game announcer, or see it on the scoreboard at a game, or see it in a recap of a game in print.. then you might want to know what it all means. But it's not too hard once ya get to see it used a bit.

Answer 4

All of the numbers are positions played by defenders on the field; P=1, C=2; 1B=3, 2B=4, 3B=5, SS=6, LF=7, CF=8, RF=9.

The F stands for flyout. If it is a groundout, the scorer will score whichever fielders have touched the ball before the out(s) was/were made.

Therefore, F-8 means a flyout to the center fielder, F-7 means a flyout to the the left fielder, 6-4-3 is a common double play, shortstop to second to first, but this doesn't definitively mean that there were two outs. There could have just been one out or three outs made on said play.

edit: Just for informational purposes, the backwards K means caught looking at the third strike.

Answer 5

The numbers represent the positions of the defensive players. The number 1 would be the pitcher, 2 the catcher, 3 through 6 are the infielders, and 7 through 9 are the outfielders. The numbers are used for scoring the game, F-8 would be a fly out to center field, F-7 a fly out to left field, and 6-4-3 would be a a double play from shortstop to second base to first base.

Answer 6

well all the positons are numbered like 1 is pitcher 2 is cather 3 is 1st base 4 snd i think 5 is third base and 6 is short stop and 7-9 is outfield. when you get a term like f7 or f8 that means that the batter flied out to a position player in this case of f7 or f8 it means he flied out to the left fielder or the center fielder. now when you see 6-4-3 it means which players contributed to the out that the batter received a 6-4-3 sounds like the shortstop threw to the second baseman to the firstbaseman for a double play.

Answer 7

6-4-3 means shortstop to 2nd base to first base... double (or triple) play. I am not sure, but the F-8 and F-7 might mean a fly out to the left and center fielders.

Answer 8

F7--no hyphen-is commonly used for fielder number 7 (the left fielder). F8, cf, f2,c and so on.
This is commonly used in rules questions or descriptions of plays, such as
"As F7 jumps the fence to get the ball, the 3rd base coach hollers ..." copied from rules quiz.

Answer 9

Flyball out to center, Flyball out to left, and SS to 2B to 1B double/possible triple play

Answer 10

F-8 means flyout to centerfeilder
F7 - flyout to left feilder
6-4-3 means a play that goes from SS, to 2B, to 1B (almost always a double play)


Batting statistics
1B - Single - hits on which the batter reached first base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
2B - Double - hits on which the batter reached second base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
3B - Triple - hits on which the batter reached third base safely without the contribution of a fielding error.
AB - At bat - Batting appearances, not including bases on balls, hit by pitch, sacrifices, interference, or obstruction
AB/HR At bats per home run - at bats divided by home runs
BA - Batting average (also abbreviated AVG) - hits divided by at bats
BB - Base on balls (also called a "walk") - times receiving four balls and advancing to first base
BB/K - Walk-to-strikeout ratio - number of base on balls divided by number of strikeouts
XBH - Extra base hits - doubles plus triples plus home runs
FC - Fielder's choice - times reaching base when a fielder chose to try for an out on another runner
AO/GO - Ground ball fly ball ratio - number of ground ball outs divided by number of fly ball outs
GDP or GIDP - Ground into double play - number of ground balls hit that became double plays
GPA - Gross Production Average - 1.8 times on-base percentage plus slugging percentage, divided by four
GS - Grand Slam - a home run with the bases loaded, resulting in four runs scoring, and four RBI credited to the batter.
H - Hits - times reached base because of a batted, fair ball without error by the defense
HBP - Hit by pitch - times touched by a pitch and awarded first base as a result
HR - Home runs - hits on which the batter successfully touched all four bases, without the contribution of a fielding error.
IBB - Intentional base on balls A base on balls (see BB above) deliberately thrown by the pitcher. Also known as IW (intentional walk).
K - Strike out - number of times that strike three is taken or swung at and missed, or bunted foul
LOB - Left on base - number of runners not out nor scored at the end of an inning.
OBP - On base percentage - times reached base (H + BB + HBP) divided by at bats plus walks plus hit by pitch plus sacrifice flies (AB + BB + HBP + SF).
OPS - On-base plus slugging - on-base percentage plus slugging average
PA - Plate appearance - number of completed batting appearances
RC - Runs created - statistic that attempts to measure how many runs a player has contributed to his team
RBI - Run batted in - number of runners who scored due to a batters's action, except when batter grounded into double play or reached on an error
SF - Sacrifice fly - number of fly ball outs to the outfield which allow a runner already on base to score
SH - Sacrifice hit - number of sacrifice bunts which allows another runner to advance on the basepaths or score
SLG - Slugging average - total bases divided by at-bats
TA - Total average - total bases, plus walks, plus steals, divided by plate appearances plus caught stealing
TB - Total bases - one for each single, two for each double, three for each triple, and four for each home run
TOB - Times on base - times reaching base as a result of hits, walks, and hit-by-pitches
[edit]Baserunning statistics
CS - Caught stealing - times tagged out while attempting to steal a base
SB - Stolen base - number of bases advanced other than on batted balls, walks, or hits by pitch
R - Runs scored - times reached home base legally and safely
[edit]Pitching statistics
BB - Base on balls (also called a "walk") - times pitching four balls, allowing the batter-runner to advance to first base
BB/9 - Base on balls times nine divided by innings pitched (Bases on balls per 9 innings pitched)
BF - Total batters faced - opponent's total plate appearances
BK - Balk - number of times pitcher commits an illegal pitching action or other illegal action while in contact with the pitching rubber, thus allowing baserunners to advance
BS - Blown save - number of times entering the game in a save situation, and being charged the run which ties the game.
CERA - Component ERA - an estimate of a pitcher's ERA based upon the individual components of his statistical line (K, H, 2B, 3B, HR, BB, HBP)
CG - Complete game - number of games where player was the only pitcher for his team
DICE - Defense-Independent Component ERA - an estimate of a pitcher's ERA based upon the defense-independent components of his statistical line (K, HR, BB, HBP)
ER - Earned run - number of runs that did not occur as a result of errors or passed balls
ERA - Earned run average - earned runs times innings in a game (usually nine) divided by innings pitched
G - Games (aka 'Appearances') - number of times a pitcher pitches in a season
GF - Games finished - number of games pitched where player was the final pitcher for his team
G/F - Ground ball fly ball ratio - ground balls allowed divided by fly balls allowed
GS - Starts - number of games pitched where player was the first pitcher for his team
H/9 - Hits per nine innings - hits allowed times nine divided by innings pitched (also known as H/9IP - Hits allowed per 9 innings pitched)
H - Hits Allowed - total hits allowed
HB - Hit batsman - times hit a batter with pitch, allowing runner to advance to first base
HLD (or H) - Hold - number of games entered in a save situation, recorded at least one out, did not surrender the lead, and did not complete the game
HR - Home runs allowed - total home runs allowed
IBB - Intentional base on balls allowed
IR - Inherited runners - number of runners on base when the pitcher enters the game
IRA - Inherited runs allowed - number of inherited runners allowed to score
IP - Innings pitched - number of outs recorded while pitching divided by three
IP/GS - Average number of innings pitched per game
K - Strikeout - number of batters who received strike three
K/9 - Strikeouts per nine innings - strikeouts times nine divided by innings pitched (Strikeouts per 9 innings pitched)
K/BB - Strikeout-to-walk ratio - number of strikeouts divided by number of base on balls
L - Loss - number of games where pitcher was pitching while the opposing team took the lead, never lost the lead, and went on to win
OBA - Opponents batting average - hits allowed divided by at-bats faced
PIT - Pitches thrown (Pitch count)
QS - Quality start - a game in which a starting pitcher completes at least six innings and permits no more than three runs
RA - Run average - number of runs allowed times nine divided by innings pitched
SO - Shutout - number of complete games pitched with no runs allowed
SV - Save - number of games where the pitcher enters a game led by the pitcher's team, finishes the game without surrendering the lead, is not the winning pitcher, and either (a) the lead was three runs or less when the pitcher entered the game; (b) the potential tying run was on base, at bat, or on deck; or (c) the pitcher pitched three or more innings
W - Win - number of games where pitcher was pitching while his team took the lead and went on to win (also related: winning percentage)
WHIP - Walks and hits per inning pitched - average number of walks and hits allowed by the pitcher per inning
WP - Wild pitches - charged when a pitch is too high, low, or wide of home plate for the catcher to field, thereby allowing one or more runners to advance or score
[edit]Fielding statistics
A - Assists - number of outs recorded on a play where a fielder touched the ball, except if such touching is the putout
DP - Double plays - one for each double play during which the fielder recorded a putout or an assist.
E - Errors - number of times a fielder fails to make a play he should have made with common effort, and the offense benefits as a result
FP - Fielding percentage - total plays (chances minus errors) divided by the number of total chances
INN - Innings - number of innings that a player is at one certain position
PB - Passed ball - charged to the catcher when the ball is dropped and one or more runners advance
PO - Putout - number of times the fielder tags, forces, or appeals a runner and he is called out as a result
RF - Range factor - ([putouts + assists]*9)/innings played. Used to determine the amount of field that the player can cover
TC - Total chances - assists plus putouts plus errors
TP - Triple play - one for each triple play during which the fielder recorded a putout or an assist