What is an unassisted put out?

Answer 1

An 'unassisted put out' is a term that is used when a ground ball is hit and the defensive player that fields the ball is the player that makes the put out without any other defensive player touching the ball. The best example of this would be when a ground ball is hit to the first baseman. If the first baseman fields the ball, runs to and gets to the bag before the batter to make the out, the put out would be unassisted and you might hear the announcer say something like 'Jeter grounds out 3 unassisted'. And 'assisted put out' is when there is more than one defensive player that touches the ball to get a batter or runner out. If a ground ball is hit to the shortstop and he throws to first base to get the batter out, the shortstop is credited with an assist and the first baseman gets credited with a put out. If there is a runner on third base and the batter hits a fly ball to left field and the runner at third tries to score but is thrown out at home by the left fielder, the left fielder would be credited with an assist and the catcher would be credited with a put out.