The Scorer

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The Scorer is the section of the Official Baseball Rules that defines the duties, procedures, and standards for the official scorer in recording and interpreting game events.

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The Official Scorer 1
The Scorer canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball rule
section of the Official Baseball Rules
appliesTo Major League Baseball games
definesRoleOf official scorer
governs assignment of hits and errors
assignment of runs batted in
earned runs and unearned runs
interpretation of game events
official scoring of balks
official scoring of base hits
official scoring of double plays and triple plays
official scoring of fielder’s choices
official scoring of fielding plays
official scoring of forfeited and suspended games
official scoring of interference and obstruction plays
official scoring of passed balls and wild pitches
official scoring of sacrifices
official scoring of stolen bases and caught stealing
official scoring of substitutions and lineup changes
recording of game events
saves and blown saves
winning and losing pitchers
language English
partOf Official Baseball Rules
publishedIn Official Baseball Rules
surface form: Official Baseball Rules manual
regulates duties of the official scorer
procedures of the official scorer
standards for the official scorer
requires the official scorer to follow league-approved scoring practices
the official scorer to keep a record of each pitch or play as needed
the official scorer to submit an official report of the game
setsStandardFor consistency in scoring decisions
correction of scoring errors
impartiality of the official scorer
specifies how statistics are credited to players
how statistics are credited to teams
how the box score is compiled
how the line score is compiled
how the official score is determined
subjectOf baseball rules interpretations
official scoring training materials
usedBy Major League Baseball official scorers
professional baseball leagues that adopt the Official Baseball Rules

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OBR hasSection The Scorer
subject surface form: Official Baseball Rules
this entity surface form: The Official Scorer