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Perure	Posted: Jul 11 2011, 07:18 PM
Rookie Group: Members Posts: 19 Member No.: 85 Joined: 11-July 11	As the topic says there are 8 ways too get on first as a batter, I can personally only think of 6 and they are: 1: Single base hit. 2: Base on balls. 3: Hit by pitch. 4: Reach on KPB/KWP. 5: Error by a fielder. 6: Catchers interference. Which is the seventh and eighth?

galraen	Posted: Jul 11 2011, 07:22 PM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 2,278 Member No.: 1 Joined: 14-December 08	Interfering with the runner; e.g. first baseman locks the running lane, is one.

Leemarlin87	Posted: Jul 11 2011, 07:25 PM
Hall of Famer Group: Admin Posts: 1,929 Member No.: 4 Joined: 14-December 08	Would Fielders Choice Count? The runner who was on 1st going to 2nd would be out but the batter would be on 1st base and thus would of reached 1st The only other one of the top of my head would be Fan Interference.

jimtheviking	Posted: Aug 28 2011, 11:00 AM
Rookie Group: Members Posts: 1 Member No.: 117 Joined: 28-August 11	I think that the two you are missing may be: Bunt squeeze (push down the 3rd base line) and stealing 1st (swing on 3rd strike and running) jtv

Perure	Posted: Sep 7 2011, 09:53 AM
Rookie Group: Members Posts: 19 Member No.: 85 Joined: 11-July 11	KPB/KWp is stealing the first base so to speak and bunt squeeze classifies as a fielders choice or a basehit depending on the outcome... And yeah, fielders choice was one of the smiple ones I forgot... And about the interfence call by the first baseman, it might be the one but it's similar to the catchers interference...

MadHatterBlues	Posted: Sep 26 2011, 04:04 PM
Everyday Regular Group: Members Posts: 164 Member No.: 50 Joined: 15-June 11	Surely a BALK by the pitcher has to be one of them?

galraen	Posted: Sep 27 2011, 06:10 PM
Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 2,278 Member No.: 1 Joined: 14-December 08	An advance on a balk only applies to runners already on base.

Rook	Posted: Aug 29 2012, 11:12 PM
Rookie Group: Members Posts: 36 Member No.: 319 Joined: 28-March 12	How about the pitcher defacing the ball?

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