you can walk
or hit by the ball
hit and run
a wild pitch
pitch runner
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∙ 2012-07-07 02:45:01catches the baseball that's thrown to first base
first base
You can walk, be hit by a pitch, or get a hit. You can also be intentionally walked There are in fact, 8 ways to reach first base.(or if you prefer get on first base) 1. Is to get a Walk(this includes intentional) 2. Hit By a Pitch 3. Dropped third strike 4. Catcher's interference 5. Fielders Choice 6. Error 7. Get a Hit 8. Pinch Runner (since you didn't specify batter. And no, Batters do not advance on a balk(this includes the catcher's balk which in fact counts against the pitcher) Cheers, D.
In baseball the fielding positions are pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base, center field, left field, and right field.
The seven ways to get to first base without getting credit for a hit are bunting, walking, getting hit with a pitch, having someone try for a foul ball and fail to catch it, having someone pinch hit, pitcher balking, and kissing a girl. Baseball players joke about this all the time.
A player can reach 1st Base on a Hit, a Walk, or an Error. [A Balk is an Error on the Pitcher, and a Passed Ball is an Error by the Catcher.]
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the percentage that you reach base
Wrong. A player can also reach first base by fielder's choice. There are actually 12 ways for a batter to reach first base. They are listed in Rules 6.08 and 6.09 of the Official Baseball Rules. Many of those listed in Rule 6.09 involve base hits, so if Hits is one way, there are really only 7 ways to reach first: 1. Base hit, including home runs, ground rule doubles, etc. 2. Base on Balls 3. Hit by pitched ball 4. Fielder's error 5. Fielder's interferrance (including catcher interferrance) 6. Strike out followed by passed ball or wild pitch 7. Batted ball that passes a fielder and hits an Umpire.
You can walk, get hit by a pitch, reach on an error but you still would have to hit the ball, pinch run but that would not add to your OBP, or bunt its not really hitting.
There are 7 ways. 1. Base Hit 2. Walk 3. Reach on an error 4. Strike 3 Pass Ball 5. Fielders Choice 6. Hit By Pitch 7. Catcher's Interference.
Six Seeing that there are 8 ways to reach including a hit, I would say 7! Errors don't count as hits.
A single is a hit that allows the batter to reach first base safely.
A batter can get a hit.A batter can walk.A batter can get hit by a pitch.A batter can run out a drop third strike and make it safely.A batter can reach first base on an error.A batter can reach first base because of a fielder's choice to make a play elsewhere.
They can reach 1st base via walk, error, hit by pitch or fielder's choice.
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There are 6 ways a batter can reach first base. Base on Balls - a batter is pitched 4 balls Hit By Pitch Hit a single An error in the field Fielders choice (the fielder got another runner out instead of the batter) If the third strike gets past the catcher the batter can run to first if he can beat the catchers throw.