Baseball scoring question ...

It should be a SAC and E1. This, as was pointed out already, is covered in the rule.

Score a sacrifice bunt when, before two are out, the batter advances one or more runners with a bunt and is put out at first base, or would have been put out except for a fielding error, unless, in the judgment of the official scorer, the batter was bunting exclusively for a base hit and not sacrificing his own chance of reaching first base for the purpose of advancing a runner or runners, in which case the official scorer shall charge the batter with a time at bat;

If the kid was trying for a hit it is a FC, if not a SAC

 

Fellas, seriously... this is Scoring 101!
It's FC and E-1.
If a good throw would have retired the lead runner, the batter does not deserve a sacrifice and does not get a sacrifice. I'm a professional scorer. Enough said... please!

 

Really not even subjective. It's what laretrac said.

And I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.

 

Okay, I have one ...

Runner on 2B, one out. Deep fly to center.

Runner tags up, makes it to third, goes home and somehow, beats the throw.

Does the batter get the sac and the RBI?

 

This actually happened in a Twins game not that long ago, and I think yes is the correct answer.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/19546469.html?location_refer=Most%20Viewed:Twins

 

Had a similar play in a high school playoff game last week. Runners on second and third, one out, batter hits a grounder in the hole between first and second. The second baseman makes a nice play to get the out at first, but his throw is to the first baseman's right side. The first baseman turns to get the throw, turning his back to the plate in the process, and doesn't notice the runner from second coming around to score. The guy on third, of course, scored easily.
So the batter gets two RBIs on the groundout, correct?

 

Yes, even if the first baseman, in your opinion, had blown it by not looking to home plate soon enough.

Errors of "omission" are not errors. Errors of "commission" are.

 

No... if the runner at second would have been safe, then it gets the sac. THEN the job was done.

Not if the runner would have been out, then it gets FC

 

Exactly.

Bunch of morons on this thread.

 

ONLY if there was no futzing around with the ball.

ANY mishandle is an E.

 

The much tougher deal is applying the idiotic, exceptionally low MLB standard to outfield play.

Where, if the ball doesn't touch the glove it is NEVER an error.

Bunch of crap.

 

Saw a cool one the other day. Runners at second and third, one out. Fly ball to right field, both runners advance. Run scores, runner at second is ruled to have left early, so it's the rare time a batter can hit into a double play and still get an RBI ...