How to Keep Score
What you will learn
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League policies and procedures
Scorekeeping abbreviations
How to properly complete a line-up card
How to properly enter scorebook data
Scorekeeping shorthand
League Policies
and Procedures
• Line-up cards must be filled out properly
• Please print your name in the scorer
section
• Remember to have the umpires sign the
official book
• Scorebooks will be reviewed for
accuracy throughout the season
League Policies
and Procedures (continued)
• The home team is the official
scorekeeper for the league.
• As official scorekeeper, you do not work
for your team, you work for the umpire.
– You may not give information to your
manager/coaches that will help them
against their opponent!!!
– To avoid conflict, you may want to have a
second scorekeeper for the team.
Where do I find the
official scorebooks?
• Major Field and Senior Field scorebooks
are kept in the rolling file cart
– Be careful to take the book for your
division!
• Farm field scorebooks are kept in the
equipment shed in the drawers
– This includes minor and farm books
Scorekeeping Abbreviations
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1 – pitcher
2 – catcher
3 – first base
4 – second base
5 – third base
6 – short stop
7 – left field
8 – center field (right center)
9 – right field
10 – left center
Line–Up Cards
Scorebook Data
Proper way to fill in the scorebook header.
Jacobs, G
2
Be sure he signs!
Shana Neuschotz
Proper way to
fill in player
information.
Proper way to fill in
pitching information, and
required signatures.
Scorekeeping Shorthand
Ways to Get on Base
single
double
walk – base
on balls
HBP - hit
by pitch
ground
rule double
error
triple
passed ball on
3rd strike
fielder’s
choice
home run
catcher’s
interference
Scorekeeping Shorthand
Ways a Batter Makes an Out
strikeout - swinging
unassisted
put out
fly out
(to left)
line out
(to 3rd)
foul out
(to right)
strikeout - called
force out or
tagged (3rd
throws to 1st)
infield fly
rule
Scorekeeping Shorthand
Ways a Runner Gets Out
force out
or tagged
(SS to 2nd)
run down
(pickle!)
caught
stealing
Scorekeeping Abbreviations
Other Possible Outs
CS – caught stealing
SF – sacrifice fly
SH – sacrifice hit
DP – double play
TP – triple play
Miscellaneous
RBI – runs batted in
AB – at bats (official)
BA – batting average
ERA – earned run average
Pitcher Abbreviations
BK – balk
ER – earned runs
H – hits
IP – innings pitched
K – strikeouts
R – runs
W-L – win – loss
WP – wild pitch
BB - walks
Practice Scenario
Here is the scorecard your manager has given you.
Get your scorebook ready to start the game!
Practice Scenarios
• Smith singles to
center field.
Practice Scenarios
• Lawson is up next
and he strikes out
swinging.
Practice Scenarios
• Henry is batting. On a
passed ball, Smith steals
second.
•Henry now has a full
count, and on the next
pitch he draws the walk.
Practice Scenarios
• Jones is now at bat.
He hits it to short,
who throws it to
second base.
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Practice Scenarios
• Flores is now at bat.
Strike one. Strike
two. Ball. Ball. Flores
hits the ball to right
field for a double.
Smith scores a run.
(Remember to score
the RBI to Flores.)
Practice Scenarios
• Byrne is now up to
bat. After a ball, he
flies out to left
field. The top of the
inning has ended.
Calculating Statistics
Here are some great websites that can give you
the basics on calculating batting averages and
earned run averages.
Batting averages
http://www.ehow.com/how_9730_calculate-battingaverage.html
Earned run averages:
http://www.ehow.com/how_9733_calculate-earnedrun.html
http://www.freemathhelp.com/earned-run-average.html
Or you can always Google them!