fielding error
Botched defensive play
A fielding error is a mistake by a defensive player in baseball or softball that allows a batter or runner to advance when they should have been put out.
The official scorer judges whether a play that should have been made with ordinary effort was mishandled—a dropped fly ball, a wild throw, a fumbled grounder.
Errors are tracked as a measure of defensive reliability: The shortstop committed two fielding errors in the fourth inning.
- bobbleMomentary loss of grip
- misplayError during competition
- droppedLet fall downward
- grounderGround-level batted ball
- bad hopErratic baseball bounce
shortstop · in the hole · infield · glove · boot · fumble · throwing · wild · overthrow · scorekeeper · unearned · run · baseball · diamond · hop · bounce · routine · play the ball
- baseball errorsdropped ball, bobble, boot, muff, overthrow
fielding errorputout
Fielder causes an out
assist · double play · triple play · out · diving catch
fielding errorbase hit
Successful at-bat reaching first
infield hit · earned run · hit · wild pitch · passed ball
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