Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-02

n AsEBALL scoring rules went to
* the chopping block at the recent
~ meeting of the high moguls held
at Chicago, and a number of changes
were made tending to put scoring more
on a systematic basis. The particu-
| lar changes are made with respect TO
| the scoring of errors and stolen bases.
| Among the clauses, one gives pitch-
er an error on a wild pitch, resulting
| in the batsman reaching first, and an
other chalks an error against catcher
| for letting the third strike go by.
The crediting of putouts made in
other than regular form was provided
| for in the following rule:
"Where the batsman is given out by
| the umpire for foul strike or fails to
| bat in proper order Cor is declared out
on three bunt strikes) the putout shall
| be scored to the catcher. In cases OF
| the baserunner being declared out for
| interference, running out of the line,
or on an infield fly, the out should be
credited to the player who would nave
made the play but for the action OF
the base runner or the announcement
of the umpire"
The amendments in the scoring of
stolen bases makes the rules on this
point read as follows:
"A stolen base shall be credited to
| the base runner whenever he advances
base unaided by a base hit, putout
or a fielding or battery error, subject
to the following exceptions;
"In event of double steal being
attempted from bases one and two to
bases two and three, where either is
| thrown out, the other shall not be
credited with stolen base.
"In event of a base runner being
| touched out after sliding over base,
he shall not be regarded as having
stolen the base in question.
| "In event of a base runner making
| his start to steal a base prior to a
battery error, he shall be credited with
| a stolen base.
I'm event of a palpable muff of a
ball thrown by the catcher when the
base runner is clearly blocked, the in
fielder making the muff shall be
runner shall not be credited with a
stolen base"
The rules on the scoring of errors
read like this:
"An error shall be given in the sixth
column for each misplay which pro-
longs the time at bat of the batsman
or allows base runner to make one
or more bases when perfect play would
have insured his being put out. A
passed ball or wild pitch on which
batsman reaches first base shall be
counted an error. But base on balls,
a base awarded to a batsman by being
struck by pitched ball, an Illegal pitch
| and a balk, each of which is battery
and not a fielding error, shall not be
| included in the sixth column.
Except that the catcher shall be
charged with an error where passed
ball Is the third strike on a batter and
allows the batter to gain first base.
"An error shall not be charged
against the catcher for wild throw
| in an attempt to prevent a stolen
base unless the base runner advances
an extra base because of the error
'An error shall not be scored against
the catcher or an infielder who att
| tempts to complete a double play I'M
| less the throw be so wild that an adj
| ditional base be gained.
Gin case a base runner advances a
base through the failure of baseman
to stop or try to stop ball accurately
thrown to his base, the latter shall be
! charged with an error, and not the
player who made such throw, provided
| there was occasion for it. If such
throw be made to second base. the
scorer shall determine whether the Sec
| ond baseman or shortstop shall be
charged with an error
"In event of a fielder dropping a fly.
|. but recovering the ball in time to force
batter at another base, he shall be
exempted from an error, the play being
scored as force out"
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