![]() ![]() If the next batter hits a ball to the center fielder who catches it on the fly for the second out, it would be noted as F8, with F for flyout and 8 for the center fielder.If a batter hits a ball on the ground to the shortstop, who throws the ball to the first baseman to force the first out, it would be noted on the scoresheet as 6-3, with 6 for the shortstop and 3 for the first baseman. ![]() (Some scorekeepers write and circle the out that this player represents in the middle of the diamond.) For example: When an out is recorded, the combination of defensive players executing that out is recorded. Regardless of its specific notation or style, a scorecard is successful if it can be used to reconstruct the game's events. There are many variations, but the important things - how outs were recorded, how runs were scored - should be prominent when looking at a scorecard. For example, one scorer may record a base hit with the notation 1B along the right-bottom edge of the diamond while another might use a single horizontal line. While these notations follow a certain set of rules, the specific style varies from scorer to scorer. Each cell in the game information contains the lifetime of an offensive player, from batter to runner, to an out, a run, or a stranded runner. Scoring a baseball game is done one at-bat at a time. Some scorecards also have spaces for entering such variables as the weather, wind direction etc. Other features of a scorecard may be a list of the players on each team's roster (as seen at the right margin of the exemplar card), the logo of the home team, etc. It is on and around this diamond that notations are made to record what happens in a game.Īt the far right and bottom of the typical scorecard has rows and/or columns for entering game totals. The bottom corner of the diamond represents home plate, the right corner is first base, the top corner is second base, and the left corner is third. In each cell is a representation of a baseball diamond, often in light grey or dotted to allow a scorekeeper to fill in the basepaths as a runner advances. Each row is headed a batter, and each column is headed by an inning number. The game information is recorded in a grid of cells. The diagram of the diamond printed in each cell of the scoresheet, labeled here to show which corner represents which base. (Go to the baseball rules link for a detailed explanation of the rules of the game.) In the discussion of the scorecard and scoring in general, the baseball rules will be referred to, but not necessarily explained. Each player has a row that continues across the card. The players are listed in the batting order, with the defensive position either noted by the position number or 2-letter abbreviation ( 6 or SS for the shortstop and 8 or CF for the center fielder). This is especially important to a coach who wishes to track a hitter's tendencies. The location of a hit is noted by a line drawn in its direction, emanating from home plate. At the right and bottom are areas to record game totals. In the center is the game information: a grid of cells used to mark actions during the game. On the left side, there are columns to record player information: the names, positions, and uniform numbers of the players. In the bottom of the inning, the home offense and visiting defense is recorded on the home scorecard. During the top of an inning, when the visiting team is at bat and the home team in the field, the offensive accomplishments of the visiting team (hits, runs, and outs) and the defensive accomplishments (outs and how they occurred) of the home team are both recorded on the visiting scorecard. ![]() One scorecard is used to record the offensive play of one team and the defensive play of the other, so at least two scorecards are needed to record one game, one for the visiting team and one for the home team. ![]()
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