Thursday, November 5, 2009

Pre-Season Quiz

There are 7 ways to reach first base without getting a base hit. What are they?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll start it...
Walk. Intentional walk. Error. Strikeout unsuccessfully fielded by catcher. Hit by pitch.
Pitcher goes to mouth with hand (but isn't that a ball and thus a walk?)? Catcher interference?

John Moosey said...

Almost. Pitcher to the mouth is a ball which at worst results in a walk. Here it is: Walk, Error, Hit by a Pitch, Fielder’s Choice, Passed Ball on Third Strike, Catcher’s Interference, and Pinch Runner.

Anonymous said...

I knew of lots of ways to get to first base in high school, probably more than a dozen. Nowdays I'm lucky if I can find the stadium.

Anonymous said...

Google Search "Ways to get to First Base in Baseball" In Wiki there is one assertion of 23 different ways (some really lame, like being a pinch runner).