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Yes, a sacrifice bunt does not count as an official at-bat and therefore does not affect a player's batting average.
No, since a sacrifice bunt does not count as an at bat the batter's average stays the same.
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Sac stands for sacrifice bunt.
Sacrifice bunt
What two 2-word baseball terms share the same first name, but neither count as an official at-bat? sacrifice fly andsacrifice bunt
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Sacrifice. Either a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly. Neither counts as an at bat.
A base on balls, being hit by the pitch, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly. None of these are official at-bats.
Official baseball rule 10.09 (a) Score a sacrifice bunt when, before two are out, the batter advances one or more runners with a bunt and is put out at first base, or would have been put out except for a fielding error. (b) Score a sacrifice bunt when, before two are out, the fielders handle a bunted ball without error in an unsuccessful attempt to put out a preceding runner advancing one base.
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If the batter who executes the sacrifice bunt is thrown out, 1/3 of an inning is added to a pitcher's innings pitched total. If a run scores on the play that would be added also. The sacrifice does not count for the pitcher's opposing batting average. Generally, the statistics are kept only for offense.