I read in the original Bill James Historical Abstract that Roy Thomas once fouled off 22 pitches. The legend has it that on one occasion, Luke Appling fouled off 17 straight pitches before hitting a triple. The story goes on to say that he did it to get even with a team owner who wouldn't give him a box of baseballs to pass out to the fans.
17
5
ron cey
In baseball, there is no specific limit to the number of foul balls a player can hit during a single at-bat. A player can continue to hit foul balls until they either make a fair hit, strike out, or reach the maximum number of strikes allowed. However, if a player hits a foul ball with two strikes, the at-bat continues without penalty.
It depends on how the game is being played. Most of the time, foul balls don't count as a strike; you can hit a ton of foul balls while you're up to bat and it won't matter. If you're playing a strict game of baseball, though, if you go up to bat and hit two foul balls, they count as strikes. Then, if you miss the ball or whatever, that would be your third strike. And you're out. :) Foul balls count as strikes when every the batter does not have two strikes, once a batter gets two strikes foul balls are no longer counted as strikes.
to retrieve the bats after a hitter hits, and sometimes chase foul balls
19
In baseball, the bat is used to hit the balls thrown by the pitcher.
Baseball requires a bat.
In baseball there is a 4 foul streak before you are out and if you catch a foul, you are out.
In softball, there is no limit to the number of foul balls a batter can hit in an at-bat. A player can continue to foul off pitches until they either hit a fair ball or strike out, as long as they do not foul a third strike. This rule allows batters to extend their at-bats by making contact with pitches that are outside the strike zone.
When playing baseball, you want to hit the ball with the bat right over the plate. Hitting it in front or behind the plate results in a foul ball.