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The pitcher is credited with a strikeout. The catcher is credited with the putout, unless the batter-runner has to be retired at first base with a throw from the catcher. In that case, the catcher would get an assist and the base man covering first would get the putout.Source(s):Senior League Baseball World Series information director; Official Baseball Rules: 10.09(b)(1), 10.10(b)(1), 10.15(a)
A strikeout is when you either miss the ball or if you swing during a ball.
A K in baseball is shorthand for a strikeout.
It's a reference to a batter who is called out on strikes by the umpire.
Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson retired in 1927 with 3,508 career strikeouts, the MLB record. Ryan broke that record in 1983 and went on to strikeout a total of 5,714 batter during his career, a record that will be around for a long time.