1-6 Pickoff attempt question
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:02 am
Pitcher throws to short stop at 2nd. Ball hits runner and ricochets into shallow left field runner steals third. How would you score this?
Error on pitcher... from http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/of ... rer_10.jsp
10.12 Errors
An error is a statistic charged against a fielder whose action has assisted the team on offense, as set forth in this Rule 10.12.
(a) The official scorer shall charge an error against any fielder:
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(7) whose throw takes an unnatural bounce, touches a base or the pitcher's plate, or touches a runner, a fielder or an umpire, thereby permitting any runner to advance; or
Rule 10.12(a)(7) Comment: The official scorer shall apply this rule even when it appears to be an injustice to a fielder whose throw was accurate. For example, the official scorer shall charge an error to an outfielder whose accurate throw to second base hits the base and caroms back into the outfield, thereby permitting a runner or runners to advance, because every base advanced by a runner must be accounted for.