Scenario: During a plate appearance, the batter gets injured on a swing and has to be replaced. The replacement batter inherits a full count on entering the game.
As the official scorer, you must choose whether the original batter’s statistics or the new batter’s statistics will be affected, based on what the outcome is of the plate appearance. Which of the following is true?
A - A strike-out and a walk would be assigned to the original batter.
B – A strike-out would be charged to the original batter but a walk would be credited to the new batter.
C - A strike-out would be charged to the new batter but a walk would be credited to the original batter.
D – A strike-out and a walk would be assigned to the new batter.
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Answer: B – A strike-out would be charged to the original batter but a walk would be charged to the new batter.
Rule 10.15(b) states:
When a batter leaves the game with two strikes against him, and the substitute batter completes a strikeout, the official scorer shall charge the strikeout and the time at bat to the first batter. If the substitute batter completes the turn at bat in any other manner, including a base on balls, the official scorer shall score the action as having been that of the substitute batter.
