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.

* The batter is put out because an outfielder ( or an infielder running in the outfield, or foul territory ) catches the ball on the fly ( alternatively if the batter would have been out if not for an error or if the outfielder drops the ball and another runner is put out ).

It is called a " sacrifice " fly because the batter presumably intends to cause a teammate to score a run, while sacrificing his own ability to do so.

In an ecstatic interview after the game, Jim Tracy stated that he told the Rockies ' preceding batter, relief pitcher Adam Eaton, not to swing: " I don't care if he throws three right down the middle, don't swing because I want Spilborghs to have a shot with the bases loaded.

This was because it was required then that a batter needed 400 at bats, despite Lou Boudreau's attempt to bat Williams second in the lineup to get more at-bats.

Such a bunt is uncommon with two outs because there is a significant chance that the batter would be thrown out at first base, ending the inning and thus negating the score.

" Switch hitting " is the most common phenomenon, and is highly prized because a batter usually has a higher statistical chance of successfully hitting the baseball when it is thrown by an opposite-handed pitcher.

This is not a sacrifice play, because the batter is trying to reach base safely, without any intention of advancing a runner.

* When a batter accomplishes a hit but is able to safely reach an extra base because of the defense's attempt to put out another baserunner ( e. g., one running towards home plate ).

A two-base hit awarded because the batter hit into a special situation defined in the ground rules is also defined as a ground rule double.

Also, the first baseman may choose to retire the batter at first before throwing to the shortstop at second, who then tags the runner coming from first ( tag because the force has been removed ).

The batter is out because his ball has been caught on the fly, and a runner is out at another base.

However, if a batter is judged to have reached base solely because of a fielder's mistake, it is scored as a " hit on error ," and treated the same as if a batter was put out, hence lowering his batting average.

Third base is known as the " hot corner ", because the third baseman is relatively close to the batter and most right-handed hitters tend to hit the ball hard in this direction.

These signals get more complicated when a runner is on second base, because the runner's vantage point when he takes his lead gives him a direct view of the catcher's hand and a simple signal can be relayed by the runner to the batter.

Because they throw almost underhand with their knuckles near the dirt, the batter perceives the sensation of the ball going upward because of its low starting point and flight trajectory.

If thrown correctly, the changeup will confuse the batter because the human eye cannot discern that the ball is coming significantly slower until it is around 30 feet from the plate.

This is because a right-handed pitcher's curveball breaks to the left, from his own point of view, which causes it to cross the plate with its lateral movement away from a right-handed batter but towards a left-handed batter ( and vice-versa for a left-handed pitcher ), and because batters generally find it easier to hit a ball that is over the plate.

On defense, there are 12 pitches to choose from, including the wacky change-up the Big Freeze, which blazes through the air before freezing when it reaches the plate, and the Crazy Ball, which moves in any direction but straight as it barrels toward the batter.

Variations in the grip cause the seams to " catch " the air differently, thereby changing the trajectory of the ball, making it harder for the batter to hit.

The bat is designed to hit balls tossed up in the air by the batter, not pitched balls.

In fungo, the batter tosses the ball into the air and hits it on the way down or after one or more bounces.

A génoise cake ( pronounced ; Genoese cake or Genovese cake ) is an Italian sponge cake named after the city of Genoa and closely associated with Italian and French cuisine that does not use any chemical leavening, instead using air suspended in the batter during mixing to give volume to the cake.

When a batter struck out swinging, he flailed his right arm straight up in the air.

* RBI — Run batted in: number of runners who score due to a batters ' action, except when batter grounded into double play or reached on an error

A new pitcher comes into the game, and the next batter hits a home run.

In baseball statistics, a hit ( denoted by H ), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.

A batter is not charged with a plate appearance if, while he was at bat, a preceding runner is put out on the basepaths for the third out in a way other than by the batter putting the ball into play ( i. e., picked off, caught stealing ).

Okonomiyaki ( pancake with ingredient mixed into the batter ) in the form it is familiarly now known is also considered non-traditional, since they are 20th-century creations flavored with a form of Worcestershire sauce.

When wheat flour began to come into common use for making cakes and puddings, cooks in the north of England devised a means of making use of the fat that dropped into the dripping pan to cook a batter pudding while the meat roasted in the oven.

Yorkshire pudding is cooked by pouring a batter made from milk ( or water ), flour and eggs into oiled then preheated baking pans, ramekins or muffin tins ( in the case of Mini puddings ).

Mature chickpeas can be cooked and eaten cold in salads, cooked in stews, ground into a flour called gram flour ( also known as chickpea flour and besan and used frequently in Indian cuisine ), ground and shaped in balls and fried as falafel, stirred into a batter and baked to make farinata.

If the ball is hit into the backward area, the batter may not pass first post until the ball is returned to the forward area.

If, on the first or second good ball, a ball is hit into the foul ground, or the ball is hit but no running occurs, it is considered a ' dead ' ball and the batter or runners may not advance.

Alternatively, a doughnut depositor can be used to place a circle of liquid dough ( batter ) directly into the fryer.

Wakefield is said to have been making chocolate cookies and on running out of regular baker's chocolate, substituted broken pieces of semi-sweet chocolate from Nestlé thinking that they would melt and mix into the batter.

Contradicting Nestlé's claim that Wakefield put chunks of chocolate into cookie dough hoping they would melt, the daughter stated that the owner, already an accomplished chef and author of a cookbook, knew enough about the properties of chocolate to realize it would not melt and mix into the batter while baking.

The batter attempts to swing the bat and hit the ball fair ( into the field of play ).

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.

His final major league appearance came on September 12 against the Cincinnati Reds ; he came into a tied game in the ninth and promptly gave up three runs without retiring a batter, taking the loss ( coincidentally, the last batter McLain ever faced in the major leagues was none other than Pete Rose, who would also be ensnared in a gambling scandal years later ).

A deep-fried Twinkie involves freezing the cake, dipping it into batter, and deep-frying it to create a variation on the traditional snack cake.

He can batter into objects and immediately kill any enemy.

When the ball is hit into bushes, the fielder / s locate the ball, but rather than return it to the pitch, the fielder / s pretend to continue to search for the ball, thus coaxing the batter to go for another run.