How about them Red Sox?

[kiya]

New major league record for runs scored before the first out is made in the first inning - ten.

Addendum: teinedreugan hasn't been paying close attention 'cause he's playing Kohan with keshwyn. He just looked over and asked what inning it was. After I pointed out it's still the first, he said, ". . . when do they end the game on account of runs scored?" I answered, "Little League."

Addendidum: Team record set for runs in the first: 14. Edit: This ties the AL record. NL record is 15. This also ties the team second-best "runs in a single inning"; record is 17. Damon ties(?) the record for hits in an inning: 3. The only other player with three hits in an inning was also playing for Boston.

Addendiddlidum: club record-tying 28 hits through eight; playing the bottom of the ninth unlikely. Also a fair amount of chaos. . . .

Comments

Re: blather and digression

[meranthi.livejournal.com]

*blink* How do you strike out 4 players in one inning??

Re: blather and digression

[kiya]

For a strikeout to be counted, the batter has to miss three good pitches.

For the out to be recorded, the catcher has to field that last good pitch. If he drops it or it gets past him, the K still counts, but the batter has the opportunity to steal first.

If he gets to first without being tagged or without the ball getting there, he's not out; he "struck out and reached base on a dropped third strike".

This happens particularly with knuckleballers like Tim Wakefield; the knuckleball is hard to hit, but it's also hard to field (the traditional answer to "How do you catch a knuckleball?" is "Wait until it stops rolling and pick it up", first spoken by Bob Uecker of the 70s Yankees and re-quoted by Varitek a few years back).