everything you wanted to know about getting on base...but (answered)

[metsfan1969]

How many legitimate ways are there to get on base?

[trevisc]

1. Hit (single,double,triple,homer,grand slam)
2. Walk
3. Hit by a pitch
4. Error (fielder fails to make a play like dropping a routine fly and the batter makes it safely to base it's an errorerror as opposed to a hit. )

[Brokentusks9]

you can make it on base via the strikeout too..if the catcher let's the ball pass.
hhmm dont know if that goes under Error or not...

[goody1313]

1. hit
2. walk
3. hit by pitch
4. error
5. catchers interference
Are you counting walks and intentional walks as the same thing. if not intentioanal walk would be 6

[metsfan1969]

I believe you are missing one.....got most of them though.

[Bennyy22]

hit
walk
hit by pitch
error
catcher interference
ground rule double

[goody1313]

1.hit
2.walk
3. error
4. hit by pitch
5 catchers interference
6. catcher misses third strike
7? intentional walk

[metsfan1969]

ok, catchers interference is considered just interference. Missed third strike is an error. Intentional walk is...well...a walk.Ground rule double is a hit. You're still missing one. Keep on guessing

[trevisc]

I've sited the rule # if you want to look it up

1. Base on balls. [6.08(a)]
2. Hit by pitch unless the ball is in the strike zone or the batter
makes no attempt to avoid being touched by the ball. [6.08(b)]
3. The catcher or any fielder interferes with him. [6.08(c)]
4. A fair batted ball touches an umpire or runner before touching a fielder. [6.08(d)]
5. Base hit.
6. Error by fielder.
7. Fielder's choice.
8. Obstruction. [7.06(a)]
9. Dropped/missed third strike. [6.09(b), 10.14(f)]

I probably would consider obstruction to be the same as interference but that is the way the rule is written.<br><br><span class=gensmall>Accepted as answer by metsfan1969 on Wed Feb 12, 2003 10:07 am EST.</span>

[Arlo]

This probably goes beyond what you're asking, but how about entering as a pinch-runner along with the others mentioned?