teammom wrote:Does it matter if the at bat would have been a hit if R1 did not get hit by the ball? I saw a play today and it would have been a hit up the middle, just to the left of 2nd base, but R1 ran into the ball. Seems unfair that the batter would be penalized in their batting average for someone else's mistake. Almost seems like it should not count as an at bat.
Coachyof5 wrote:R1 on 2B, 1 out. B1 hits to SS and R2 is called for interference. How is the AB scored?
SnocatzDad wrote:teammom wrote:Does it matter if the at bat would have been a hit if R1 did not get hit by the ball? I saw a play today and it would have been a hit up the middle, just to the left of 2nd base, but R1 ran into the ball. Seems unfair that the batter would be penalized in their batting average for someone else's mistake. Almost seems like it should not count as an at bat.
That's the way stats are kept, it's almost always to the disadvantage to the hitter to have runners on base statistically. I agree it can seem unfair to the batter at times, but it's consistant