What is the difference between a no-hitter and a perfect game in baseball... What do each of the terms mean?
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A no-hitter means one team did not allow a single base hit during an entire game, whether it be a full nine innings or extra innings or shortened because of weather. More than one pitching can be credited with pitching during a no-hitter, or just one pitcher can throw a no-hitter.\nA perfect game means that no member of the opposing team reached base by any means. There were no hits, no walks, no errors. All 27 batters were retired in order without errors.
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Rule 7.05 covers a player deliberately using a piece of his uniform to touch a batted ball, but I would imagine that doesn't apply here, especially as the first basemen is not making the put out.  I believe the runner is out.
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A walk doesn't count as an "at bat" so it is neutral with respect to the batting average.  However, if you walk and a run scores because the bases were loaded, you still get credit for an RBI.  So in this scenario, you can get an RBI even though you didn't have an official "at bat."\n\nClear as mud?
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Well, depending how theoretical you want to get.  There is an unenforced rule that a pitcher must throw a pitch within 20 seconds or a ball will be called.  He could do that 4 times, and a player would walk.  Then he could pick the player off.  The player would be out with 0 pitches.  Repeat 23 or 26 times, and you have a complete game without throwing a pitch.\n\nThe fact that the rule is not enforced is one problem with the scenario.  A player can also be out for changing which batter's box he stands in while the pitcher is ready to pitch.  So throw a few of those in there for variety's sake, and you get to 0 another way.
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With 2 outs, yes.  With one or no outs, the batter can't run to first if first is occupied.  If he could, catchers would drop the ball on purpose and get an easy double play.
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It is not an out, but gets counted as a strikeout.  Remember, first base can't be occupied at the time of the catcher's drop for the batter to advance to first.
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Depends on how the umpire views it, per Rule 6.05(h):\n\n6.05 A batter is out when-\n\n(h) After hitting or bunting a fair ball, his bat hits the ball a second time in fair territory. The ball is dead and no runners may advance. If the batter runner drops his bat and the ball rolls against the bat in fair territory and, in the umpire's judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, the ball is alive and in play; If a bat breaks and part of it is in fair territory and is hit by a batted ball or part of it hits a runner or fielder, play shall continue and no interference called. If batted ball hits part of broken bat in foul territory, it is a foul ball. If a whole bat is thrown into fair territory and interferes with a defensive player attempting to make a play, interference shall be called, whether intentional or not. In cases where the batting helmet is accidently hit with a batted or thrown ball, the ball remains in play the same as if it has not hit the helmet. If a batted ball strikes a batting helmet or any other object foreign to the natural ground while on foul territory, it is a foul ball and the ball is dead. If, in the umpire's judgment, there is intent on the part of a baserunner to interfere with a batted or thrown ball by dropping the helmet or throwing it at the ball, then the runner would be out, the ball dead and runners would return to last base legally touched.
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no goal means that even though the ball is in the goal something happened before it crossed the line and therefore making it a void.\n\nOffside is simple, if a player from team (lets call it..) X is closer to the goal Y than a defense player from team Y and receives the ball from a fellow player, it is called offside. \nIt is ok to receive the ball next to the opponent and then run faster to the goal than the defense player though.\n\nI think the inventor of this rule had very slow runners in his team and had to give them a chance to keep up, :)\n\nHope it helped
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The plate appearance counts but the base doesn't.  the play counts the same as if the fielder did not committ the error.  So if a hitter reaches base via error, their OB% will go down.
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The losing pitcher is the one who is in the game when the the run scores that puts the winning team ahead for the remainder of the game.\n\nEx.  if a pitcher gives up a run in the first and is removed, and the final score is 15-8, as long as the scre was neve tied, that pitcher is the losing pitcher.  May not be fair but that's the rule.
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A pitcher is credited with a perfect game when NO batter of the opposing team reaches base in ANY MANNER (no hits, no walks, no erros, no hit batsmen, no being awared first because of interference or obstruction, none of that stuff).\n\nOne poster had it right when they said, "three up, three down, every single inning".\n\nIf a pitcher pitches a 'perfect' game for nine innings, but the game goes into extra innings because of his own team's inability to score a run, and the pitcher allows a baserunner in extra innings, he is not credited with a perfect game.\n\nThis happened to a Pittsburg Pirate pitcher named Harvey Haddix in 1959, against the then-Milwaukee Braves. He pitched twelve perfect innings before surrendering a couple of hits in the 13th inning, and he lost the game.\n\nFor many years, Haddix was listed in the record books as having pitched a 'perfect' game, but about 15 years ago, baseball amended their rules, and removed Haddix's name from the "Perfect Game" list, although most record book sources will acknowledge that Haddix did pitch 12 perfect innings before allowing baserunners in the 13th.\n\nAlso, a pitcher can not be credited with a pefect game if he allows no baserunners in a rain-shortened game, even if he wins the game. It must be nine or more innings.\n\nJohn Lee Richmond and Monte Ward threw perfect games just 5 days apart in June of 1880, these were the only two perfect games of the 19th century.\n\nRandy Johnson threw a perfect game in 2004, this is the only perfect game of the 21st century so far.\n\nIn between, there were 14 perfect games pitched in the 20th century.\n\nAltogehter, 17 pitchers have thrown perfect games.\n\nHall of Famers who threw perfect games (6):\n\nMonte Ward 1880\nCy Young 1904\nAddie Joss 1908\nJim Bunning 1964\nSandy Koufax 1965\nCatfish Hunter 1968\n\n\nNon-Hall of Famers who threw perfect games:\n\nJohn Lee Richmond 1880\nCharlie Robertson 1922\nDon Larsen 1956 WORLD SERIES (only W.S. no hit game)\nLen Barker 1981\nMike Witt 1984\nTom Browning 1988\nDennis Martinez 1991\nKenny Rogers 1994\nDavid Wells 1998\nDavid Cone 1999\n\n\nThere is also one future Hall of Famer who threw a perfect game:\n\nRandy Johnson 2004\n\nAs you can see, a perfect game is pretty rare.
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Stupid Umpire!\n\n\nYes it is legal in a way. The strike zone is based on the relation of the ball's position to the batter while over the plate, that doesn't vary, but, if the umpire can't get a good look at it the judgement is gonna be clouded a bit. \n\nNow, some pitches are so borderline close so that all aspects of it are taken into account when calling balls or strikes. That means, if the catcher sets up on the outside corner, and the pitch is VERY close to the outside corner, and the catcher nabs it without flinching, or moving the glove at all, we got a strike! If that some pitch were to come in, and the catcher flat missed it and it was called a strike, the only one in the park who would believe it would be the umpire! Usually when a catcher misse a pitch that was "borderline" and it is called a strike, the ensuing comments will be 'but the catcher couldn't evn handle it". \n\nThis umpire may have been trying to tell your son that he didn't want to get hit. None of us want to get hit, but 9 year olds? I worked a 9U tourney this weekend and got hit a few times, never told the catcher he had better start catching those. If he was missing a lot of them, I might tell his coach he nedds to get me some help back there. I worked a HS playoff game the monday following the tourney, and ws hit square in the arm with an 85 mph fast ball that did come off the dirt, but the catcher never laid a glove on it. I did (jokingly of course) threaten to boot that kid out into centerfield! He apologized for missing it, but that does happen.\n\nBottom line is it sounds as if the umpire in this game ought not to be calling 9U ball! Tell your son to keep trying, and work on the catch. Don't let the umpire scare him off. \n\nCatchers are my favorite players! they are my first line of protection from the 80+ mph missiles being thrown at me!
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There are several different ways to get to the different bases, but these are the basic names:\n\ngetting to first base- single. If you hit the ball and it is not caught and you get to first base only, it is a single.\n\ngetting to second base- double. If you hit the ball and it is not caught and you go straight to second base, it is a double.\n\ngetting to third base- triple.  If you hit the ball and it is not caught and you go straight to third base, it is a triple.\n\nAside from those three terms, there are other different ways to get to the bases.  There are other things, such as errors and feilders choices and stolen bases.\n\nError- When a fielder drops the ball, misses a throw, etc, it is said that the batter "reached on an error".\n\nFeilder's Choice- If there is a runner on base and a feilder chooses to get the runner out instead of the batter, the batter reaches on a feilders choice.\n\nBase on balls or walk- When a batter is thrown four balls (pitches out of the strike zone) the batter gets to go to first base.\n\nOnce a runner gets on base, they can steal a base, which means that between the time which the pitcher throws the ball and when it is hit, a batter advances bases.\n\nHome Run- Yes, you can get a home run from hitting the ball out of the park, and also when you hit it in the park and run all the bases.  The term for when a ball stays in the park but is still a home run is "an in the park home run".\n\nThat should do it!
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There have been several who have pitched a perfect game by getting out all 27 batters in a row in a nine inning game. However, no one has ever struck out 27 batters in a row.\n\nI hope this helps.
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NO CONTEST! FOOTBALL. In football, the action seldom stops. In baseball, the action seldom starts. In football, you'll usually see a play every 40 seconds or so. In baseball, the pitcher can look around, shake off signals and SCRATCH longer than that between each and every pitch.\n\nMentally the difference between football and baseball is like reading a page-turning adventure novel verus watching cheap paint dry...
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A bat is a bat!\n\nThere is really no difference in fastpitch vs. slowpitch bats. A heavier bat is usually used in the slowpitch game however. \n\nAs an Umpire I see lots of different bats in use. Anderson "Rocket Tech" is a popular bat in FP. Mikens are popular in both. \n\nBEFORE YOU BUY A BAT!!!! (they can cost upwards of $300.00!)\n\nBe sure to check to see if it is legal for the league you wish to play in. Many associations have banned some bats that just are too dangerous. Most league/associations use the ASA's list of approved and banned bats. Go to this site for a list of those bats'\nhttp://www.asasoftball.com/
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Ok, there are two types of pitches. Ones that the batter can hit are "strikes," and the ones that he can't hit (in the umpire's opinion) are called "balls." In order to be a strike, the ball needs to cross home plate between the batter's knees and shoulders, roughly. If it is too high or too low, it's a ball. If it's too far away from the batter or too close to him, it's a ball. But if the batter swings at the pitch and misses it, the umpire will call a strike regardless of where the pitch was.\n\nIf you get three strikes, you are out. If you get four balls, you get to go to first base. The umpire will say "Ball four, batter take your base."