OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES

Rule 9.06an attempt to put out a preceding runner, the scorer shall determinewhether the batter made a legitimate two-base hit orthree-base hit, or whether the batter-runner advanced beyondfirst base on the fielder’s choice.Rule 9.06 Comment: The official scorer shall not credit thebatter with a three-base hit when a preceding runner is put outat home plate, or would have been out but for an error. Theofficial scorer shall not credit the batter with a two-base hitwhen a preceding runner trying to advance from first base isput out at third base, or would have been out but for an error.The official scorer shall not, however, with the exception of theabove, determine the value of base-hits by the number of basesadvanced by a preceding runner. A batter may deserve a twobasehit even though a preceding runner advances one or nobases; a batter may deserve only a one-base hit even though hereaches second base and a preceding runner advances twobases. For example:(1) Runner on first. Batter hits to right fielder, whothrows to third base in an unsuccessful attempt to putout runner. Batter takes second base. The officialscorer shall credit batter with one-base hit.(2) Runner on second. Batter hits fair fly ball. Runnerholds up to determine if ball is caught and thenadvances only to third base, while batter takes secondbase. The official scorer shall credit batter with twobasehit.(3) Runner on third. Batter hits high, fair fly. Runner takesa lead, then runs back to tag up, thinking the ball willbe caught. The ball falls safe, but runner cannot score,although batter has reached second. The official scorershall credit batter with a two-base hit.(c) When the batter attempts to make a two-base hit or a three-basehit by sliding, he must hold the last base to which he advances.If a batter-runner overslides and is tagged out before gettingback to the base safely, he shall be credited with only as manybases as he attained safely. If a batter-runner overslides second110