Batting Order (baseball)
The batting order in baseball , synonymous with line-up or batting line-up , defines the order in which the players of a team on the offensive take the stroke.
General
The batting order is recorded on the line-up card by the team manager before the game. This line-up card is handed over to the scorekeeper and the order of strokes is transferred to the score sheet . The binding order according to the line-up card comes into force with the plate conference shortly before the start of the game. After that, changes to the line-up are no longer possible during the game. A substitute always hits at the position in the line-up where his predecessor was entered. Only players who are listed on the line-up card at the start of the game may be substituted. If a player is in the dugout at the start of the game , but not in the line-up, he may not be substituted just because he is present, he must be noted in the line-up. Conversely, it is possible to mark a player on the line-up and replace him later without him being present at the start of the game.
Tactical considerations
In a baseball team, the offensive players each have a different talent: to hit a baseball hard ("power hitting", especially for home runs ), to hit a baseball precisely ("contact hitting", especially for hits and batting average ) to be able to pick out a pitcher for a base on balls (i.e. high on-base percentage ), to run quickly from one base to another (especially for steals and runs ), to take a teammate home with a contact hit on second or third base to beat without provoking a double play (“clutch hitting”, especially for a run batted in ) or to let all players (including yourself) score with a triple or even a home run (“cleanup hitting”). This leads to the following tactical considerations:
- In 1st position ("leadoff hitter"), a faster player with a high batting average or a high on-base percentage who reliably reaches 1st base usually beats. If he is on a base, his speed provides steals and runs.
- In 2nd position there is usually a good "contact hitter" who is intended to bring himself to 1st base and his lead-off man closer to home plate , and also to steal bases and score runs.
- In 3rd position there is usually the best all-rounder in the team who has mastered all facets of the offensive and ideally either beats a teammate home (a run batted in achieved through clutch hitting) and / or hits the bases himself.
- In 4th position, the best power hitter in the team usually beats up to three teammates with a home run and ideally “cleans up” the bases (“cleanup hitter”).
- In 5th and 6th position there are usually the next best power hitters in the team, who are supposed to take care of home runs, but above all batted-in runs.
- In 7th position, a slow player with acceptable hitting (usually the catcher) who only has the task of getting safely to 1st base usually hits. Steals and runs are immaterial.
- In the 8th position there is usually a "contact hitter" who has similar tasks to the player in the 2nd position, but from whom a not so high quality is expected.
- In the 9th position, the weakest player usually beats offensively. It is usually hidden at the end of the batting order before the lead-off hitter comes back. In leagues without a designated hitter , this is usually the pitcher.
Due to substitutions (see below), the stroke order can be changed. In particular, it happens late in the game that defensively weaker, but offensively stronger pinch hitters and pinch runners are substituted on.
Positions on the defensive
In order to be able to interpret the batting order, it is necessary to understand the field positions in baseball with their abbreviations and the position number (1–9) for the line-up. The individual positions are as follows:
| Item number | abbreviation | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Pitcher |
| 2 | C. | Catcher |
| 3 | 1B | First baseman |
| 4th | 2 B | Second baseman |
| 5 | 3B | Third baseman |
| 6th | SS | Shortstop |
| 7th | LF | Left fielder |
| 8th | CF | Center Fielder |
| 9 | RF | Right fielder |
| DH | Designated Hitter (The DH has no position on the defensive and therefore no number in the line-up) |
Example of a line-up
At the start of the game
| Batting order | No. | Playername | position | No. | Replaced by | position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 74 | Aron Arkin | 6 (SS) | |||
| 2. | 5 | Bert Burton | 4 (2B) | |||
| 3. | 17th | Charly Chiplan | 9 (RF) | |||
| 4th | 65 | Dorian Day | 3 (1B) | |||
| 5. | 27 | Evan Evangelista | 7 (LF) | |||
| 6th | 9 | Freddy Faircury | 5 (3B) | |||
| 7th | 33 | Gerald Gump | 2 (C) | |||
| 8th. | 15th | Homer Hompsin | 8 (CF) | |||
| 9. | 60 | Ira Irshwin | 1 (P) | |||
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| 88 | Kevin Kurtz | |||||
| 61 | Liam Leesson | |||||
| 72 | Marty Meltman | |||||
| 3 | Nick Nelto |
After substitutions
| Batting order | No. | Playername | position | No. | Replaced by | position |
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| 1. | 74 | Aron Arkin | 6 (SS) | |||
| 2. | 5 | Bert Burton | 4 (2B) | |||
| 3. | 17th | Charly Chiplan |
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| 4th | 65 | Dorian Day | 3 (1B) | |||
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88 | Kevin Kurtz | 9 (RF) |
| 6th | 9 | Freddy Faircury | 5 (3B) | |||
| 7th | 33 | Gerald Gump | 2 (C) | |||
| 8th. | 15th | Homer Hompsin | 8 (CF) | |||
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| 72 | Marty Meltman | |||||
| 3 | Nick Nelto |
If the position on the defensive is changed, the order at the stroke ( batting order ) remains, but the change of position is noted on the line-up card. In the example, Liam Leesson came into play for Ira Irshwin in the same position as pitcher. Kevin Kurtz, on the other hand, substituted for Evan Evangelista , took the position in the right field, but the original right field, Charly Chiplan , moved into the left field. Nevertheless, Charly Chiplan will always remain in third position in the stroke order in this game.
If a team changes on the offensive, the substituted players are referred to as a pinch hitter (PH) if the player is substituted on at the stroke, or as a pinch runner (PR) if a player is substituted on one of the bases. In the lineup, the person substituted is initially entered with the position description PH or PR and only given a defensive position when he remains on the field on the defensive. For pinch hitters and pinch runners, too, they must take the place of the substituted player in the batting order.
Violation of the batting order
If the batting order is violated during the game, i.e. a player whose turn would be in the specified order ( batting out of turn or batting out of order ) is ignored, the batter is subsequently counted as out , who is actually his turn would have been if the rule violation is found after the wrong batsman has finished his stroke immediately. Any points or bases resulting from his intervention will be void. If the next batter has already intervened in the game, there is no penalty. If the error is noticed while the wrong batter is still on the bat, the batting order is restored by replacing the current batter on the batter.
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