baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher;...

baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is a situation in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the...

touched by a pitch. See hit by pitch The term sacrifice hit is used by scorekeepers to indicate a sacrifice bunt. It is typically an out, not a base hit (unless...

ball, making it harder for the batter to hit. The selection of which pitch to use can depend on the type of hitter who is being faced; whether there are...

complete game; one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no-hitter. A no-hitter is a rare accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff—only 326 have...

right-handed. In 1971 Hunt set a single-season record for being hit by more pitches (50) than any player since 1900. Ron Hunt was born in St. Louis on...

the ninth player in the 3,000 hit club to collect all his hits with one team. Biggio also led the NL in times hit by pitch five times, with his career total...

Rangers history. He also ranks 24th among all major leaguers in career hit by pitch, with 152. In 2021, Choo returned to South Korea to play in the KBO League...

hitter, but their teams required them to bat only right-handed to reduce the possibility of their pitching arms being hit by a pitch. Switch-hitting pitchers...

run two innings earlier, was hit by a pitch in the left shoulder by Bryan Abreu's 98.9 mph fastball on the first pitch at-bat. This resulted in benches...

pitched. WHIP is calculated by adding the number of walks and hits allowed and dividing this sum by the number of innings pitched. WHIP reflects a pitcher's...

baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is a situation in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the...

velocity and often catches the hitter off-guard. The eephus pitch is thrown overhand like most pitches, but is characterized by an unusual, high-arcing trajectory...

box: they are hit by their own fair ball, outside the batter's box, before the ball is played by a fielder;: 5.09(a)(7)  they hit a pitch while one foot...

times on base (the sum of hits, bases on balls, and times hit by pitch) to the sum of at bats, bases on balls, hit by pitch, and sacrifice flies. OBP...

base, leading the AL in times hit by pitch a record ten times, and holding the league mark for career times hit by pitch from 1959 to 1985. Miñoso, as...

Donaldson. Rizzo hit his 100th career home run and 300th RBI on September 8, 2015, against Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha. Rizzo was hit by a pitch 30 times...

plate by fouling off pitches until the batter is able to find a pitch to hit. This style of hitting allows the hitter to look for a good pitch to hit, and...

Major League Baseball no-hitters, enumerating every no-hitter pitched in Major League Baseball history. The list also includes no-hit games that were broken...

United States. In baseball, a beanball is a pitch, similar to a brushback pitch but actually intended to hit the batter as it is thrown at the head. It...

an eight-time MLB All-Star, has won three Cy Young Awards, has pitched two no-hitters, and won the World Series with the Nationals in 2019, and the Texas...

safely or is awarded first base (by a base on balls, hit by pitch, catcher's interference, or obstruction); or when he hits a fair ball which causes a preceding...

is not to hit the batter, nor does it target the batter's head. Hitters will often crowd the plate in order to have a better swing at pitches on the outside...

percentage (OBP) – which takes into accounts base on balls ("walks") and hit-by-pitches – date to at least 1941, pre-dating both Bill James (born 1949) and...

the ground. A batter can also advance to first if hit by the pitch. If a batter is hit by the pitch it is a dead ball and she is rewarded first base....

eight balls to draw a walk, and a batter was not awarded first base if hit by a pitch. Lee Richmond, a left-handed pitcher for the Worcester Ruby Legs, threw...

appearance and no hits. A streak shall not be terminated if all official plate appearances result in a base on balls, hit by pitch, defensive interference...

HA/9) – Hits allowed per 9 innings pitched: hits allowed times nine divided by innings pitched (also known as H/9IP) HB – Hit batsman: times hit a batter...

was 9th-highest in the league and his 10 hit by pitch, in 318 at-bats, was second in the league. He had a hit streak in April 2016 that fell one game short...

highest in major league history. Martínez dominated while pitching most often in a hitter-friendly ballpark and facing some of the toughest competition...