Baseball Scoring Presentation

HMB Little League Scorekeeping
•  Basic information to track:
–  Batting lineups
–  Inning and score
–  Balls, strikes, and outs
–  Official game start time
–  Pitchers and number of pitches thrown
•  Help the coaches protect those young arms!
•  Additional information to track:
–  Plate appearances and advancing baserunners
–  Record how outs were made
Recommended Equipment
•  You should have
–  Pencils (mechanical preferred)
–  Separate eraser (you will use it!)
–  Clipboard
–  Watch (official start time)
•  It’s nice to have
–  Chair or cushion
–  Gloves (hey, it’s Smith Field)
–  Umbrella if possibly rainy
Position Numbering
and Abbreviations
Player Position Numbering
CF 8 LF 7 9 RF SS 6 4 2B 3B 5 3 1B P 1 C 2 EH=Extra Hitter in continuous batting lineups
Visualizing the Numbering
CF 8 LF 7 9 RF 6 SS 3B 5 Shortstop numbering
is weird!! 4 2B P 1 C 2 3 1B Careful NOT to use
1 for first base,
2 for second base,
3 for third base!!! Outs in the Field L #: Line Drive F #: Fly Ball # U: Unassisted #’s-­‐DP: Double Play #’s-­‐TP: Triple Play CS: Caught Stealing (SAC: Sacrifice) Outs by the BaEer K: Strikeout Swinging : Strikeout Looking Types of Hits 1B: Single 2B: Double 3B: Triple HR: Home Run GRD: Ground Rule Double Ge=ng on Base without a Hit BB: Base on Balls (walk) HP or HBP: Hit by Pitch FC: Fielder’s Choice E #: Error K E2: dropped third strike, bad catcher throw to 1st IBB: IntenNonal Base on Balls CI: Catcher’s Interference Baserunner Advances #: Jersey number of baUer E #: Error SB: Stolen Base WP: Wild Pitch (pitcher at fault) PB: Passed Ball (catcher at fault) BK: Balk K Some Baseball Rules to Know
•  Runs don’t count on a play where the 3rd out is made by force out
or at first base
•  Incomplete at bat (baserunner caught stealing) à same batter
starts next inning with new count
•  Force immediately removed when runner is out
•  (AAA): Coach pitches max 8 pitches or 3 swinging strikes; fouls
past 8 ok
•  (Majors and Juniors): On a dropped third strike, batter may run
to first base if first base unoccupied or there are two outs
•  (Majors and Juniors): Infield fly rule (< 2 outs, runners on 1st
and 2nd and possibly 3rd)
The Scorebook
Before the Game
•  Fill out team names. e.g., Cubs (V) vs. Reds
(H)
–  Use facing pages in the scorebook
–  Typically visitor on left page, home on right page
•  Lineups – names and jersey numbers
–  Get from coaches before game
•  Date, field, start time
•  Starting pitcher name and jersey number
–  Remember to record all pitchers during game
Teams, Date, Time
Visitor
Lineup Teams, Date, Time
Home
Lineup Visitor Team
Home Team
Player (row)
Inning (column)
Opposing
Pitchers
Recording Individual Pitches
“The Count”
(Not necessary for coach pitch AAA)
Many use X or / to mark balls and strikes
Balls
Strikes
Pitch Count
20 Circle if
pitcher is
relieved
and darken
line before
next batter
Umpires sometimes lose track of the count so they may ask the
official scorekeeper for the count
Or record the order of pitches
(helps if there is dispute over the count)
Balls
1 3 4 Strikes
2 5 Pitch Count
Circle if
pitcher is
relieved
20 6 7 8 9 Fouls after strike 2
Don’t forget to add
one more pitch for
the ball put in play
or the last strike
and darken
line before
next batter
Really helps to have a mechanical pencil Recording the Ball in Play
Recording an Out
1 3 2 Type of Out
(sequence of
players with
the ball)
Circle if a sacrifice
(baserunner is
advanced) 18 6-3 1 Out 1,2 or 3
Recording Getting on Base
Getting on base
with a hit
1 3 2 18 Getting on base
without a hit
1B Optionally
record where
hit goes
(don’t bother
on outs)
Recording Advancing Baserunners
Optional T-arrow if runner doesn’t make next base 1 3 How Runner
Advances
(jersey number
of batter, E,
SB, WP, PB, BK)
2 18 CS SB 1-5 1B 3 Recording a Run
1 3 2 20 Shade completed
diamond for run
SB 48 48 1B 48 Jersey number
of player credited with RBI
Example:
First Inning
Ball, Strike, Strike, Foul, Bunt to Pitcher, Throw to First, Out 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 HR 5 BB HP SAC 8 1-3
1
1 2 3 HR 7 9 6 BB HP SAC 4 1 2 3 HR 5 1 3 BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 BB HP SAC Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike, Ball Walk 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 HR 5 BB HP SAC 8 7 9 6 1 2 4 3 5 11 1-3
1
1 2 3 HR BB HP SAC 4 1 2 3 HR 5 3 1 BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 If you get behind, you can tally up total pitches between innings
BB HP SAC Foul, Ball, Grounder to Shortstop, Throw to Second (out), Throw to First (out) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 HR 5 8 7 9 4 1 2 4 3 5 11 BB HP SAC 6 2 1 14 5 1 1-3
BB HP SAC 3 BB HP SAC 1
1 2 3 HR 6-4-3 DP
2
1 2 3 HR 6-4-3 DP
3
1 2 3 HR 2 You have to go back to previous players to record what happens
Note slash and squiggle to end inning
BB HP SAC Example:
Second Inning
Ball, Strike, Strike, Foul, Grounder into leR field for a single 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 HR 19 BB HP SAC 8 1B 1 2 3 HR 7 9 6 BB HP SAC 4 5 1 2 3 HR 3 1 BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 Note optional recording of hit location
Tallying up hits later on is easy, just look at 1-2-3-HR areas
BB HP SAC Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul Grounder to Shortstop, Throw to Second (out), Runner safe at First 1 2 3 4 19 BB HP SAC 8 7 9 4 BB HP SAC 6 5 1 2 4 3 5 25 6-4
1B 1
1 2 3 HR FC 1 2 3 HR 3 1 1 2 3 HR BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 BB HP SAC Foul, Ball Triple (BaEer is #48, runner on 2nd scores) 19 BB HP SAC 8 7 9 6 4 5 1 2 3 HR 1 2 3 4 3 1 6-4
1B 1
1 2 3 HR 1 2 4 5 3 25 48 48 BB FC HP 48 SAC 48 2 1 2 3 HR 1 28 3B BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 The filled in diamonds make counting runs much easier
BB HP SAC Pickoff at third On first pitch, grounder to 1st, unassisted out 19 BB HP SAC 8 7 9 6 4 5 3 1 1 2 3 HR 1 2 3 4 6-4
1B 1
1 2 3 HR 1 2 4 5 3 25 48 48 BB FC HP 48 SAC 48 2 1 2 3 HR 1 28 BB HP SAC 3B 1-5
2
1 2 3 HR 29 2 BB HP SAC 3U
3
Example:
Third Inning
Ball, Strike, Strike, Dropped Strike 3 (swinging), Runner Makes It to First Safe 1 2 3 33 BB HP SAC 8 1 2 3 HR K E2 1 2 3 HR 7 9 6 BB HP SAC 4 5 1 2 3 HR 3 1 BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 K E2 far more common in Little League than MLB
BB HP SAC Strike, Strike, Foul Strikeout (looking) New Pitcher 1 2 3 1 2 3 HR 33 BB HP SAC 7 9 6 BB HP SAC 4 5 1 2 3 37 1
1 2 3 HR 3 1 1 2 3 HR K
8 K E2 BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 Circle final pitch count for that pitcher, draw line
BB HP SAC Ball, Ball, 1 Fly Ball to Right (baEer is #55), Baserunner Tags Up and Safe at Second 2 3 1 2 3 HR 33 BB HP SAC 9 7 BB HP SAC 4 5 3 1 1 2 3 37 1 2 K E2 1 2 3 HR K
8 6 55 1
1 2 3 HR 3 BB HP SAC F9
2
1 2 3 HR 2 Sometimes you have to back several boxes
BB HP SAC 7 9 6 1 2 3 37 BB HP SAC 4 3 5 33 CS BB HP SAC 8 1 1 2 Arrow reminds you to start on the same batter next inning
Note, no ball put into play, don’t add one to pitch count
2-5
55 K E2 3
1 2 3 HR 1
1 2 3 HR 3 BB HP SAC 1 2 5 2 1 2 3 HR 1 2 3 K
Strike, Strike, AEempted Steal of 3rd, Catcher Throws Baserunner Out at 3rd BB HP SAC F9
2
1 2 3 HR At End of Game
•  Record final score and winning team
–  Baseball scores are always larger number
first
•  Tally up RHE (runs, hits, errors) for
each inning and then for the game
–  Some books have a place to tally Left On
Base (LOB)
•  You can leave lots of other stats blank
Other Advice
•  Don’t sweat the broken plays (i.e.,
“snowball fights”)
–  Just get the basic results of the play
–  The order of who threw the ball to whom is
not that important
•  Enjoy!
–  You’ll find yourself paying way more
attention to the game and enjoying it that
much more!
GameChanger
Pros •  Slick soWware •  StaNsNcs done automaNcally •  Ability to livecast game Cons •  Very hard to correct errors •  Less reliable than pencil and paper •  BaUeries run out The End
Questions?
1 2 3 HR BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR BB HP SAC 8 1 2 3 HR 7 9 6 BB HP SAC 4 5 1 2 3 HR 3 1 BB HP SAC 1 2 3 HR 2 BB HP SAC