Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889
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Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889
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That in all cases where a base runner is retired by being hit by a batted
ball, the batsman should be credited with a base hit.
When a batted ball hits the person or clothing of the Umpire, as defined
in Rule 37.
SEC. 4. In the fourth column shall be placed Sacrifice Hits, which shall
be credited to the batsman, who when but one man is out advances a runner
a base on a fly to the outfield or a ground hit, which results in putting
out the batsman, or would so result if handled without error.
FIELDING.
SEC. 5. The number of opponents put out by each player shall be set down
in the fifth column. Where a striker is given out by the Umpire for a foul
strike, or because he struck out of his turn, the put-out shall be scored
to the Catcher.
SEC. 6. The number of times the player assists shall be set down in the
sixth column. An assist should be given to each player who handles the
ball in assisting a run out or other play of the kind.
An assist should be given to a player who makes a play in time to put a
runner out, even if the player who should complete the play fails, through
no fault of the player assisting.
And generally an assist should be given to each player who handles the
ball from the time it leaves the bat until it reaches the player who makes
the put out, or in case of a thrown ball, to each player who throws or
handles it cleanly and in such a way that a put-out results, or would
result if no error were made by the receiver.
ERRORS.
SEC. 7. An error shall be given in the seventh column for each misplay
which allows the striker or base runner to make one or more bases when
perfect play would have insured his being put out, except that "wild
pitches," "bases on balls," "bases on the batsman being struck by a
pitched ball," or case of illegal pitched ball, balks and passed balls,
shall not be included in said column. In scoring errors of batted balls
see Section 3 of this Rule.
STOLEN BASES.
SEC. 8. Stolen bases shall be scored as follows:
Any attempt to steal a base must go to the credit of the base runner,
whether the ball is thrown wild or muffed by the fielder, but any manifest
error is to be charged to the fielder making the same. If the base runner
advances another base he shall not be credited with a stolen base, and the
fielder allowing the advancement is also to be charged with an error. If a
base runner makes a start and a battery error is made, the runner secures
the credit of a stolen base, and the battery error is scored against the
player making it. Should a base runner overrun a base and then be put out,
he should receive the credit for the stolen base.
EARNED RUNS.
SEC. 9. An earned run shall be scored every time the player reaches the
home base unaided by errors before chances have been offered to retire the
side.
THE SUMMARY.
RULE 69. The Summary shall contain:
SEC. 1. The number of earned runs made by each side.
SEC. 2. The number of two-base hits made by each player.
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