Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihuxb!mcal From: mcal@ihuxb.UUCP (Mike Clifford) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Scoring Questions Message-ID: <1080@ihuxb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 10:44:53 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxb.1080 Posted: Mon Jul 1 10:44:53 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 2-Jul-85 05:26:08 EDT References: <14200016@inmet.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 17 > > 1. Runner on 1st, nobody out. Batter hits a pop fly to infielder A, who > drops it for an error. Then, trying for the [easy] force at 2nd, he > throws the ball into the outfield, leaving runners on 1st and 2nd. > Does infielder A get one error, or two? Why? > 2. Runner on 1st, nobody out. Batter hits a one-hopper to 3rd, who forces > runner at 2nd. 2nd basemen makes good relay to 1st to beat batter by > 2 steps for the DP, but 1st basemen pulls foot off base too early -- > batter is safe. Does 1st baseman get an error? Why? There is no error because an out was made during the play. Mike Clifford > No opinions/guesses, please. If there is an official scorer's handbook, > how about specific references. > Bob Milosavljevic > ...ihnp4!inmet!milos