He batted unconvincingly and reached 28 when he hit a ball to Jack Ikin ; England believed it was a catch, but Bradman stood his ground, believing it to be a bump ball.

* H — Hits: times reached base because of a batted, fair ball without error by the defense

" Number of times batted, except that no time at bat shall be charged when a player: ( 1 ) hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly ; ( 2 ) is awarded first base on four called balls ; ( 3 ) is hit by a pitched ball ; or ( 4 ) is awarded first base because of interference or obstruction ..."

If a batter reaches first base because of offensive interference by a preceding runner ( including if a preceding runner is hit by a batted ball ), he is also credited with a hit.

:( 1 ) runner is forced out by a batted ball, or would have been forced out except for a fielding error ;

:( 3 ) pitcher, the catcher or any infielder handles a batted ball and puts out a preceding runner who is attempting to advance one base or to return to his original base, or would have put out such runner with ordinary effort except for a fielding error.

:( 5 ) runner is called out for interference with a fielder attempting to field a batted ball, unless in the scorer's judgment the batter-runner would have been safe had the interference not occurred.

In baseball, a sacrifice fly is a batted ball that satisfies four criteria:

Another rules change that affected Ruth was the method used by umpires to judge potential home runs when the batted ball left the field near a foul pole.

A batted ball is also considered a home run if the ball touches any of the following while in flight, even if the ball subsequently rebounds back onto the playing field:

* Any fixed object where a particular ballpark's ground rules specifically state that a batted ball striking that object is a home run.

He batted and kicked the ball into the end zone, where he fell on it for the game-tying touchdown as time ran out.

Instead of falling on the loose ball, the Dolphins kicker picked it up, attempted a forward pass, but batted it in the air, and Redskins ' cornerback Mike Bass caught it and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown.

Yepremian attempted to bat the ball out of bounds, but instead batted it back up into the air, and it went right into the arms of Redskins cornerback Mike Bass, who returned the fumble 49 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14-7 with 2: 07 left in the game.

When a ball is batted into play, runners generally must attempt to advance if there are no open bases behind them ; for example, a runner on first base must run to second base if the batter puts the ball in play.

Bass reached over the plate on the fifth occasion and batted the ball into the outfield for a single.

On plenty of occasions, a batted ball has struck the ladder during game play, at least twice leading to an inside-the-park home run.

Bass reached over the plate on the fifth occasion and batted the ball into the outfield for a single.

* Being fair, property of motion of a batted baseball that qualifies it as a fair ball

However, beginning with the 2005 season, the ground rules for Twins games were changed such that any batted ball that struck a speaker in foul territory would automatically be called a foul ball, regardless of whether or not it was caught.

He holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in ( RBI ) ( 2, 297 ), the most career extra base hits ( 1, 477 ), and the most career total bases ( 6, 856 ).

The Howe Sports Bureau credits Aaron with a. 366 batting average in 26 official Negro league games, with 5 home runs, 33 runs batted in ( RBI ), 41 hits, and 9 stolen bases.

He finished the 1907 season with a league high. 350 batting average, 212 hits, 49 steals and 119 runs batted in ( RBI ).

During a 21-year baseball career, he batted. 294 with 586 home runs, 1, 812 runs batted in, and 2, 943 hits.

Rose batted only. 245 with 121 hits, and found himself benched during the latter part of the ' 83 season, appearing periodically to play and pinch hit.

He also batted. 303, had 179 hits ( tied for 9th in AL ), scored 111 runs ( 4th in AL ), drew 117 walks ( 2nd in AL ), had a. 420 on base % ( 3rd in AL ) and led the AL by reaching base 301 times.

He batted. 300 seven times, collected 100 runs batted in ( RBI ) eight times and 200 hits four times, and had eleven seasons with 20 home runs, also leading the league in home runs three times, RBIs and slugging average twice each.

With the Red Sox battling as part of a four-team pennant race, Yastrzemski hit. 513 ( 23 hits in 44 at bats ) with five home runs and 16 runs batted in over the last two weeks of the season, and finished a mere one game ahead of the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins.

In a twenty-year major league career, Santiago played in 1, 978 games, accumulating 1, 830 hits in 6, 951 at bats for a. 261 career batting average along with 217 home runs, 920 runs batted in and an on base percentage of. 307.

In 1218 career games, Flagstead batted. 290 with a. 407 on base percentage, 1202 hits, 644 runs scored, 262 doubles, 50 triples, 40 home runs, 467 walks, and 71 stolen bases.

One of his positions ' most offensively productive players, Ripken tallied 3, 184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1, 695 runs batted in during his career, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense.

In a nineteen-year career, Brock played in 2, 616 games, accumulating 3, 023 hits in 10, 332 at bats for a. 293 career batting average along with 149 home runs, 900 runs batted in and a. 343 on base percentage.

In a 16 year major league career, Reese played in 2, 166 games, accumulating 2, 170 hits in 8, 058 at bats for a. 269 career batting average along with 126 home runs, 885 runs batted in and an on base percentage of. 366.

In a 12 year career, Fosse played in 924 games, accumulating 758 hits in 2957 at bats for a. 256 career batting average along with 61 home runs and 324 runs batted in.

Hodges batted. 273 in his career with a. 487 slugging average, 1921 hits, 1274 RBI, 1105 runs, 295 doubles and 63 stolen bases in 2071 games.

By the 1922 season, Hornsby was considered a big star, having led the league in batting average, hits, doubles, and runs batted in multiple times.

For example, if a batter hits a ball to the outfield for what should be a sacrifice fly and the outfielder drops the ball for an error, the batter will still receive credit for the sacrifice fly and the run batted in.

After winning a Gold Glove Award in his first season at the new position, Sandberg emerged with a breakout season in, in which he batted. 314 with 200 hits, 114 runs, 36 doubles, 19 homers and triples, and 84 RBI.

In a 17 year major league career, Traynor played in 1941 games, accumulating 2, 416 hits in 7, 559 at bats for a. 320 career batting average along with 58 home runs, 1, 273 runs batted in and an on base percentage of. 362.

" – Bobby Murcer, who batted only. 208 with no home runs ( all 10 of his hits were singles ) in 48 career at-bats against Niekro.

In his 17-year career, Lynn batted. 283 with 1111 RBI, 1960 hits, 1063 runs, 306 home runs 388 doubles, 43 triples, and 72 stolen bases in 1969 games.