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285:, defined in Rule 9.02(a)(1), but sometimes uses the phrase "official time at bat" or refers back to Rule 9.02(a)(1) when mentioning the statistic. The phrase "plate appearance" is used in Rules 9.22 and 9.23 dealing with batting titles and hitting streaks, and in Rule 5.10(g) comment regarding the Three-Batter Minimum: "o qualify as one of three consecutive batters, the batter must complete his plate appearance, which ends only when the batter is put out or becomes a runner." The term is not elsewhere defined in the rulebook.
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An at bat is a specific type of plate appearance in which the batter puts the ball in play intending to get on base. This is why at bats, and not plate appearances, are used to calculate batting average, as plate appearances in general can result in many outcomes that do not involve putting the ball
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defines an at bat as: "Number of times batted, except that no time at bat shall be charged when a player: (A) hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly; (B) is awarded first base on four called balls; (C) is hit by a pitched ball; or (D) is awarded first base because of interference or obstruction"
261:"At bat", "up", "up at bat", and "at the plate" are all phrases describing a batter who is facing the pitcher. Just because a player is described as being "at bat" in this sense, he will not necessarily be given an at bat in his statistics; the phrase actually signifies a
76:. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens during their turn at bat, but a batter is charged with an at bat only if that plate appearance does not have one of the results enumerated below. While at bats are used to calculate certain
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265:(assuming it is eventually completed). This ambiguous terminology is usually clarified by context. To refer explicitly to a statistical "at bat", the term "official at bat" is sometimes used.
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Rule 5.04(a)(3), which states that "he first batter in each inning after the first inning shall be the player whose name follows that of the last player who legally completed his
281:, and the playing rules (Rules 1 through 8) uses the phrase "time at bat" in this sense. In contrast, the scoring rules use the phrase "time at bat" to refer to the statistic
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139:(unless they are replaced with two strikes and their replacement completes a strikeout, in which case the at bat and strikeout are charged to the first batter).
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Being replaced by another hitter before their at bat is completed, in which case the plate appearance and any related statistics go to the
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also had more than 700 at bats in a season. 14 players share the single game record of 11 at bats in a single game, all of which were
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when he is put out or becomes a runner" (emphasis added). The "time at bat" defined in this rule is more commonly referred to as a
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had 14,053 career at bats, the all-time major league and
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Official
Baseball Rule 5.06(c) provides that " batter has legally completed his
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The team record for most at bats in a single season is 5,781 by the
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List of Major League
Baseball career at bat leaders
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330:(and thus as at-bats). The result was high
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350:in the preceding inning" (emphasis added).
162:Rule 9.02(a)(1) of the official rules of
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710:Comparison of baseball and softball
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72:. An at bat is different from a
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230:, who had 716 at bats in 2007.
487:"Player Batting Season Finder"
462:"Player Batting Season Finder"
437:"Player Batting Season Finder"
412:"Player Batting Season Finder"
117:(also known as sacrifice hit).
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269:"Time at bat" in the rulebook
562:"Team Batting Season Finder"
537:"Player Batting Game Finder"
512:"Player Batting Game Finder"
175:An at bat is counted when:
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326:counted bases on balls as
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68:'s turn batting against a
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375:"Official Baseball Rules"
30:Not to be confused with
151:being made by a runner
1764:Variations of baseball
1729:Seventh-inning stretch
1709:List of baseball films
1541:Defensive indifference
1491:Tie goes to the runner
126:catcher's interference
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1643:Uncaught third strike
1388:Striking out the side
1070:Hitting for the cycle
383:Major League Baseball
324:Major League Baseball
191:The batter is called
164:Major League Baseball
130:fielder's obstruction
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1684:Bench-clearing brawl
973:Batting out of order
143:In addition, if the
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1117:Lefty-righty switch
251:1997 Boston Red Sox
86:slugging percentage
1836:Batting (baseball)
1831:Batting statistics
1521:Blocking the plate
1045:Ground rule double
1000:Charging the mound
715:fastpitch softball
257:At bat as a phrase
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1293:Immaculate inning
1015:Designated hitter
650:Rules of baseball
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