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The batting order, in baseball, is the sequence in which the nine members of the offensive lineup take their turns in batting against the pitcher. The batting order is set by the manager before the game begins (although substitutions may subsequently take place). If a team bats out of order, it is a violation of baseball's rules and subject to penalty. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in St. ...
Barry Bonds batting Photo:Agência Brasil In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for ones team. ...
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In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ...
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In baseball, a sequence of nine players bat in order, taking turns in an attempt to become a runner and reach base or to help preceding runners to score. ...
Positions in the lineup The first player in the batting order is known as the leadoff hitter. Generally the leadoff batter is the fastest baserunner on the team; because he bats more than anyone else in the lineup, and in order to have baserunners when the later hitters with more power come to bat, his need for a high on base percentage exceeds even that of the other lineup spots. It is also considered disadvantageous to have a faster player behind a slower one on the bases. Once on base his goal is to advance around the bases as quickly as possible, and then score. As leadoff hitters are selected primarily for their ability to reach base and their speed, they are not typically power hitters. In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ...
The second batter, most often just referred to as in the two-hole, is usually a contact-hitter with the ability to bunt or get a hit, his main goal is to move the leadoff man into scoring position.
The third batter, in the three-hole is generally one of the best hitters for batting average on the team, but not necessarily very fast. Part of his job is to help set the table for the cleanup hitter, and part of it is to help drive baserunners himself. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
The fourth player in the batting order is known as the clean-up hitter, and is always one of the best hitters on the team – often the one with the most power. Baseball managers place hitters ahead of the clean-up man who are most likely to reach base, so that the fourth batter can "clean" the bases by driving these baserunners home to score runs. His main goal is to drive in runs, although he is expected to score runs as well. In fact, the fourth spot in the order has the luxury of being somewhat "protected" from bad situations early in the game: the batter only rarely faces a spot with two outs and no baserunners in the first time through the order - possible if one of the first 3 batters hit a home run and the other 2 make outs. If nobody gets on base, the cleanup hitter will have a chance to start a rally in the second inning by being the first batter, with zero outs. In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ...
The fifth and sixth batters have traditionally been RBI men, with the main goal of driving runners home, especially with sacrifice flies. Modern sabermetric baseball theory suggests that even these batters should have high on-base percentages, though this approach has not been universally adopted. In baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly (denoted by SF) if the following four criteria are met: There are fewer than two outs. ...
Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics. ...
The seventh and eighth batters are often not as powerful as the earlier batters, and don't have as good average. They are still expected to produce, but have less pressure in those spots. The main piece of pressure the eight hitter has is when there are two outs, in this case he must battle the pitcher to get on base so that the ninth hitter can come up. That way, even if the ninth hitter gets out, the top of the order will come up next. In leagues without designated hitters (DHs), the catcher will often bat eight as the second weakest hitter in the order. However this is by no means always the case. A designated hitter, or DH, is a baseball player who is chosen at the start of a game to bat in place of any defensive player in the lineup, however it is used almost exclusively for the pitcher. ...
The ninth batter is almost always the weakest hitter on the team. In leagues without DHs, it is usually the pitcher. If there is someone on first or second base with less than two outs when the ninth hitter is up, he will almost always sacrifice bunt. In baseball, a sacrifice hit is the act of deliberately striking the ball in a manner that allows a runner on base to advance to another base, while the batter is himself put out. ...
Notable cleanup hitters
Perhaps the most well-known "clean-up hitter" of all-time was Lou Gehrig, who was preceded in the New York Yankees lineup by several fine hitters including the immortal Babe Ruth. Gehrig took advantage of this position to lead the league in Runs Batted In five times and hit 23 grand slams over his career. Henry Louis Gehrig, born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. ...
New York Yankees American League AAA Columbus Clippers AA Trenton Thunder A Charleston RiverDogs Tampa Yankees Staten Island Yankees R Gulf Coast Yankees The New York Yankees is a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ...
Ruth batting for the Yankees George Herman Ruth, (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth and also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and United States national icon. ...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ...
Other notable batters who have batted cleanup regularly include:
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