What is the official score on a batter stepping out of batter box and making contact with the ball and bat?

Answer 1

The runner is out, the ball is dead,all runners return to their original base, and the batter receives a base hit

AnswerThe batter is awarded a single

Added information: This was recently (past few years) changed. Now, the batter is awarded a base hit only if the official scorer judges that the ball would have been a hit had it not touched a runner. Otherwise the batter is on base with a fielder's choice!

improvement:

The official scoring is single, and the runner is out (unassited putout awarded to the nearest fielder)

Answer 2

If a play follows the interference, the manager of the offense may advise the plate umpire that he elects to decline the interference penalty and accept the play. In this case the interference is disregarded and normal scoring applies.

If the manager elects to take the interference penalty, it is scored as an error charged to the catcher.

If the batter reaches first base on a hit, an error, a base on balls, a hit batsman, or otherwise, and all other runners advance at least one base, the play proceeds without reference to the interference and normal scoring applies.

Answer 3

It depends on where the batter is in the base path.

First base is the only base where there is a running lane for the batter. This is a 3' wide lane to the right of the foul line, off the playing field. If the fielder throws the ball to first base for the putout and the ball hits the runner and prevents a catch by the fielder guarding the base:

-- if the runner was running within or to the right (as one looks from home to first) of the runners lane, the ball is dead and the runner is granted first base. This is true even if he falls down and is unable to make it to first before the ball is picked up and relayed to the first baseman.

-- if the runner is running outside the runner's lane (usually to the left), and is hit by the thrown ball, he is called out. In fact, if it is a quality throw, he could be called out even if he is not hit with the throw, if in the umpire's judgement he was attempting to interfere with the fielder's attempt to field the throw.

Answer 4

The baserunner is out and the batter is credited with a single. The putout goes to the fielder closest to the ball when it hit the runner.

Answer 5

If the batter is outside of the box when contact is made, the batter is out.

Answer 6

The play is ruled dead. And the runner that was hit automatically is called out.

Answer 7

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