Last I knew, Chaz Scoggins of the Lowell Sun did most of the official scoring.
Here's the rule: A base hit is a statistic credited to a batter when such batter reaches base safely, as set forth in this Rule 10.05. ... (4) the batter reaches first base safely on a fair ball that has not been touched by a fielder and that is in fair territory when the ball reaches the outfield, unless in the scorer's judgment the ball could have been handled with ordinary effort; Looks as though scorers have the leeway to assess errors but I've never seen it happen -- at Fenway or anyplace else. -- Matt ________________________________ From: Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> To: Red Sox Citizens <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, April 16, 2010 8:51:35 PM Subject: GS: Official scorer Can someone please explain to me why if an outfielder overruns a ball by 20 feet the play is scored a base hit? And don't give me the "it's not an error because he didn't touch it" excuse, because I know that's not true ... Fenway scorekeepers have been awful for as long as I can remember. Anyone know who does it now? Steve O -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
