{"id":2981,"date":"2009-06-26T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2009-10-21T22:21:08","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T21:21:08","slug":"you-are-the-scorer-number-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=2981","title":{"rendered":"You Are the Scorer: Number 34"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5684\" title=\"YouAreScorer\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp-content\/YouAreScorer.gif\" alt=\"YouAreScorer\" width=\"473\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/YouAreScorer.gif 473w, https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/YouAreScorer-300x53.gif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scenario:<\/strong> With a runner on second base and one out, the batter hits a ground-ball to the shortstop, and the runner appears to deliberately try to interfere with the shortstop during this fielder&#8217;s attempt to throw the ball to first. Because of this, both the runner and the batter are called out by the umpire. To whom do you assign put-outs and assists (if any)?<\/p>\n<p>As the official scorer&#8230; ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong> &#8211; 1 put-out to shorstop, 1 put-out to first baseman, no assists.<strong><br \/>\nB<\/strong> &#8211; 1 put-out and 1 assist to shorstop, 1 put-out to first baseman.<strong><br \/>\nC<\/strong> &#8211; 1 assist to shorstop, 2 put-outs to first baseman.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>D<\/strong> &#8211; 2 assists to shorstop, 2 put-outs to first baseman.<br \/>\n<strong>E<\/strong> &#8211; 2 put-outs to first baseman, no assists.<br \/>\n<strong>F<\/strong> &#8211; 1 put-out to catcher, 1 put-out to first baseman, no assists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlight the text below to reveal the answer:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Answer:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> C &#8211; 1 assist to shorstop, 2 put-outs to first baseman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Rule 10.09(c)(6) states:<br \/>\n<em>When a runner is called out for having interfered with a fielder, the official scorer shall credit the putout to the fielder with whom the runner interfered, unless the fielder was in the act of throwing the ball when the interference occurred, in which case the official scorer shall credit the putout to the fielder for whom the throw was intended and shall credit an assist to the fielder whose throw was interfered with.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Rule 10.09(c)(7) states:<br \/>\n<em>When the batter-runner is called out because of interference by a preceding runner, as provided in Rule 6.05(m), the official scorer shall credit the putout to the first baseman. If the fielder interfered with was in the act of throwing the ball, the official scorer shall credit such fielder with an assist but shall credit only one assist on any one play under the provisions of Rule 10.09(c)(6) and 10.09(c)(7).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">So scored alone, each play should go down as 6-3, but the last sentence of Rule 10.09(c)(7) instructs us to not give two assists on the same play in this scenario.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scenario: With a runner on second base and one out, the batter hits a ground-ball to the shortstop, and the runner appears to deliberately try to interfere with the shortstop during this fielder&#8217;s attempt to throw the ball to first. Because of this, both the runner and the batter are called out by the umpire. 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