But by noting down just a small number of other details as the game goes on, you can get much more out of your scorebook. All we want to do on this page is to suggest that the scorer makes a note of how each batter got on base, or was out. This in turn will allow you to compile batting averages which will show you where your strengths and weaknesses really are. In each cell of this 12x12 grid there is usually a diamond shape, and some other tiny writing. If a run is scored, or the batter is out, this should be clearly marked so as to make it easy to add them up quickly.
Some scorers mark a run by blacking in the diamond shape in the box.
So as the inning progresses, you work your way down the column. Start the next inning in the cell diagonally down to the right, i.e. in the next column. When, during an inning, you go back to the top of the batting order, you should stay in the same column. Only if the first batter that inning gets a second at bat should you go into the next column, and then you should renumber the columns for clarity. At the end of each inning, fill in at the bottom of the column the number of runs scored that inning, and the running total.