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A base on balls occurs as a result of a plate appearance during which four pitches are thrown out of the strike zone that the batter does not swing at.</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>base on balls</b> (<b>BB</b>), better known as a <b>walk</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> occurs in <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> when a batter receives four pitches during a <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">plate appearance</a> that the umpire calls <i><a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">balls</a></i>, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a>. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and further detail is given in 6.08(a).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite being known as a "walk", it is considered a <a href="/wiki/Faux_pas" title="Faux pas">faux pas</a> for a <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional</a> player to actually walk to first base; the batter-runner and any advancing runners normally jog on such a play.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg/220px-Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg/330px-Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg/440px-Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1317" data-file-height="1208" /></a><figcaption>Rashad Eldridge of the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Redhawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma Redhawks">Oklahoma Redhawks</a> walks to <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a> after drawing a base on balls.</figcaption></figure> <p>The term "base on balls" distinguishes a walk from the other manners in which a batter can be awarded first base without liability to be put out (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">hit by pitch</a> (HBP), <a href="/wiki/Catcher%27s_interference" class="mw-redirect" title="Catcher's interference">catcher's interference</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though a base on balls, catcher's interference, or a batter hit by a pitched ball all result in the batter (and possibly runners on base) being awarded a base,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the term "walk" usually refers only to a base on balls, and not the other methods of reaching base without the bat touching the ball. An important difference is that for a hit batter or catcher's interference, the ball is dead and no one may advance unless forced; the ball is live after a walk (see below for details). </p><p>A batter who draws a base on balls is commonly said to have been "walked" by the pitcher. When the batter is walked, runners advance one base without liability to be put out only if forced to vacate their base to allow the batter to take first base. If a batter draws a walk with the <a href="/wiki/Bases_loaded" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases loaded">bases loaded</a>, all preceding runners are forced to advance, including the runner on third base who is forced to home plate to score a run; when a run is forced on a walk, the batter is credited with a <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">run batted in</a> per rule 9.04.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Receiving a base on balls does not count as a <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hit</a> or an <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bat</a> for a batter but does count as a <a href="/wiki/Times_on_base" title="Times on base">time on base</a> and a plate appearance. Therefore, a base on balls does not affect a player's <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a>, but it can increase his <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A hit by pitch is not counted statistically as a walk, though the effect is mostly the same, with the batter receiving a free pass to first base. One exception is that on hit-by-pitch, the ball is dead, and any runners attempting to steal on the play must return to their original base unless forced to the next base anyway. When a walk occurs, the ball is still live: any runner not forced to advance may nevertheless attempt to advance at his own risk, which might occur on a <a href="/wiki/Steal_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steal (baseball)">steal</a> play, <a href="/wiki/Passed_ball" title="Passed ball">passed ball</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wild_pitch" title="Wild pitch">wild pitch</a>. Also, because a ball is live when a base on balls occurs, runners on base forced to advance one base may attempt to advance beyond one base, at their own risk. The batter-runner himself may attempt to advance beyond first base, at his own risk. Rule 6.08 addresses this matter as well.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An attempt to advance an additional base beyond the base awarded might occur when ball four is a passed ball or a wild pitch. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Base_on_balls&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early baseball, there was no concept of a "ball." It was created by the <a href="/wiki/NABBP" class="mw-redirect" title="NABBP">NABBP</a> in 1863, originally as a sort of unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty: "Should the pitcher repeatedly fail to deliver to the striker fair balls, for the apparent purpose of delaying the game, or for any other cause, the umpire, after warning him, shall call one ball, and if the pitcher persists in such action, two and three balls; when three balls shall have been called, the striker shall be entitled to the first base; and should any base be occupied at that time, each player occupying them shall be entitled to one base without being put out."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Note that this rule in effect gave the pitcher 9 balls, since each penalty ball could only be called on a third offense. In 1869 the rule was modified so that only those baserunners forced to advance could advance. From 1871 through 1886, the batter was entitled to call "high" or "low," i.e. above or below the waist; a pitch which failed to conform was "unfair." Certain pitches were defined as automatic balls in 1872: any ball delivered over the batter's head, that hit the ground in front of home plate, was delivered to the opposite side from the batter, or came within one foot of him.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1880, the National League changed the rules so that eight "unfair balls" instead of nine were required for a walk. In 1884, the National League changed the rules so that six balls were required for a walk. In 1886, the American Association changed the rules so that six balls instead of seven were required for a walk; however, the National League changed the rules so that seven balls were required for a walk instead of six. In 1887, the National League and American Association agreed to abide by some uniform rule changes, including, for the first time, a <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a> which defined balls and strikes by rule rather than the umpire's discretion, and decreased the number of balls required for a walk to five. In 1889, the National League and the American Association decreased the number of balls required for a walk to four.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, Major League Baseball approved a rule change allowing for a batter to be walked intentionally by having the defending bench signal to the umpire. The move was met with some controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Intentional_base_on_balls">Intentional base on balls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Base_on_balls&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Intentional base on balls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Intentional base on balls">Intentional base on balls</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Escobar_IBB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Escobar_IBB.jpg/220px-Escobar_IBB.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Escobar_IBB.jpg/330px-Escobar_IBB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Escobar_IBB.jpg/440px-Escobar_IBB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hendrickson" title="Mark Hendrickson">Mark Hendrickson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> intentionally walking the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>' <a href="/wiki/Yunel_Escobar" title="Yunel Escobar">Yunel Escobar</a> in 2008. Note the Florida <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rabelo" title="Mike Rabelo">Mike Rabelo</a>, in a standing position behind the opposite batter's box to receive the pitch. This method of issuing an intentional walk is no longer used in Major League Baseball.</figcaption></figure> <p>A subset of the base on balls, an intentional base on balls (IBB), or intentional walk, is when the defensive team intentionally issues a walk to the batter. In Major League Baseball and many amateur leagues, an intentional base on balls is signaled to the home plate umpire by the defensive team's manager holding up four fingers, at which point the batter is awarded first base without any further pitches being thrown. In some leagues and in Major League Baseball prior to 2017, an intentional base on balls is issued when the pitcher deliberately pitches the ball away from the batter four times (or as many times as needed to get to ball four if the decision to issue the intentional walk is made with one or more balls already on the count). As with any other walk, an intentional walk entitles the batter to first base without liability to be put out, and entitles any runners to advance if forced. </p><p>Intentional walks are a strategic defensive maneuver, commonly done to bypass one hitter for one the defensive team believes is less likely to initiate a run-scoring play (e.g., a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">sacrifice fly</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">base hit</a>). Teams also commonly use intentional walks to set up a <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a> or <a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">force out</a> situation for the next batter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_League_Baseball_leaders">Major League Baseball leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Base_on_balls&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major League Baseball leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Career">Career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Base_on_balls&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div 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href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame">National Baseball Hall of Fame</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="display:inline-grid"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption style="text-align: center;">Most by Batters </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Base on balls </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a></td> <td>232 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002</a></td> <td>198 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a></td> <td>177 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>*</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1923_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1923 Major League Baseball season">1923</a></td> <td>170 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998</a></td> <td rowspan="3">162 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffffbb" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>*</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1947 Major League Baseball season">1947</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1949_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1949 Major League Baseball season">1949</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1946_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1946 Major League Baseball season">1946</a></td> <td>156 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1996 Major League Baseball season">1996</a></td> <td rowspan="2">151 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Yost" title="Eddie Yost">Eddie Yost</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1956_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1956 Major League Baseball season">1956</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div style="display:inline-grid"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption style="text-align: center;">Most by Pitchers </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Base on balls </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Amos_Rusie" title="Amos Rusie">Amos Rusie</a>*</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1890_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 Major League Baseball season">1890</a></td> <td>289 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="Mark Baldwin (baseball)">Mark Baldwin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1889_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1889 Major League Baseball season">1889</a></td> <td>274 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Amos_Rusie" title="Amos Rusie">Amos Rusie</a>*</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1892_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 Major League Baseball season">1892</a></td> <td>270 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1891_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1891 Major League Baseball season">1891</a></td> <td>262 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="Mark Baldwin (baseball)">Mark Baldwin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1890_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 Major League Baseball season">1890</a></td> <td>249 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Stivetts" title="Jack Stivetts">Jack Stivetts</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/1891_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1891 Major League Baseball season">1891</a></td> <td>232 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="Mark Baldwin (baseball)">Mark Baldwin</a></td> <td>227 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Knell" title="Phil Knell">Phil Knell</a></td> <td>226 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Barr_(1880s_pitcher)" title="Bob Barr (1880s pitcher)">Bob Barr</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1890_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 Major League Baseball season">1890</a></td> <td>219 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="background:#ffffbb"><a href="/wiki/Amos_Rusie" title="Amos Rusie">Amos Rusie</a>*</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1893_Major_League_Baseball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1893 Major League Baseball season">1893</a></td> <td>218 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game">Game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Base_on_balls&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Jimmie Foxx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andre_Thornton" title="Andre Thornton">Andre Thornton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Jeff Bagwell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Harper" title="Bryce Harper">Bryce Harper</a> have each been walked six times during a major league regular season game.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among pitchers, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Byrne_(baseball)" title="Tommy Byrne (baseball)">Tommy Byrne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Haas" title="Bruno Haas">Bruno Haas</a> both gave up 16 bases on balls in a game.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 17, 1920, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> drew 20 walks in a 12-inning game against the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>. 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Major+League+Baseball&rft.atitle=Official+Rules&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fmlb%2Fofficial_info%2Fofficial_rules%2Fbatter_6.jsp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBob_Carter" class="citation web cs1">Bob Carter. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/rosepete000824.html">"Hustle made Rose respected, infamous"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hustle+made+Rose+respected%2C+infamous&rft.pub=ESPN&rft.au=Bob+Carter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fclassic%2Fbiography%2Fs%2Frosepete000824.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJoe_Kay2013" class="citation web cs1">Joe Kay (April 13, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130420000238/http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-13/sports/38513466_1_pete-rose-reds-base">"Pete Rose brought hustle, first hit 50 years ago"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Philly.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Philly.com">philly.com</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-13/sports/38513466_1_pete-rose-reds-base">the original</a> on April 20, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=philly.com&rft.atitle=Pete+Rose+brought+hustle%2C+first+hit+50+years+ago&rft.date=2013-04-13&rft.au=Joe+Kay&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.philly.com%2F2013-04-13%2Fsports%2F38513466_1_pete-rose-reds-base&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOffice_of_the_Comm'r_of_Baseball2000" class="citation book cs1">Office of the Comm'r of Baseball (August 2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/officialrulesofm00mlbt/page/93"><i>2001 Official Rules of Major League Baseball, 6.08(a)</i></a>. Triumph Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/officialrulesofm00mlbt/page/93">93 (Rule 6.08(a))</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57243-397-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-57243-397-3"><bdi>1-57243-397-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=2001+Official+Rules+of+Major+League+Baseball%2C+6.08%28a%29&rft.pages=93+%28Rule+6.08%28a%29%29&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2000-08&rft.isbn=1-57243-397-3&rft.au=Office+of+the+Comm%27r+of+Baseball&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fofficialrulesofm00mlbt%2Fpage%2F93&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOffice_of_the_Comm'r_of_Baseball2000" class="citation book cs1">Office of the Comm'r of Baseball (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/officialrulesofm00mlbt/page/93"><i>2001 Official Rules of Major League Baseball</i></a>. Triumph Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/officialrulesofm00mlbt/page/93">93–94 (Rule 6.08(a)-(c)) (describing (a) bases on balls, (b) hit-by-pitched-ball, and (c) interference)</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57243-397-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-57243-397-3"><bdi>1-57243-397-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=2001+Official+Rules+of+Major+League+Baseball&rft.pages=93-94+%28Rule+6.08%28a%29-%28c%29%29+%28describing+%28a%29+bases+on+balls%2C+%28b%29+hit-by-pitched-ball%2C+and+%28c%29+interference%29&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=1-57243-397-3&rft.au=Office+of+the+Comm%27r+of+Baseball&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fofficialrulesofm00mlbt%2Fpage%2F93&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_scorer_10.jsp">"Official Rules"</a>. <i>Major League Baseball</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Major+League+Baseball&rft.atitle=Official+Rules&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fmlb%2Fofficial_info%2Fofficial_rules%2Fofficial_scorer_10.jsp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In <a href="/wiki/1887_in_baseball" title="1887 in baseball">1887</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> counted bases on balls as <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a>. The result was skyrocketed batting averages, including some near .500, and the experiment was abandoned the following season. Current record books do not count walks in 1887 as hits.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOffice_of_the_Comm'r_of_Baseball2000" class="citation book cs1">Office of the Comm'r of Baseball (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/officialrulesofm00mlbt/page/93"><i>2001 Official Rules of Major League Baseball</i></a>. Triumph Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/officialrulesofm00mlbt/page/93">93–94 (Rule 6.08)</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57243-397-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-57243-397-3"><bdi>1-57243-397-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=2001+Official+Rules+of+Major+League+Baseball&rft.pages=93-94+%28Rule+6.08%29&rft.pub=Triumph+Books&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=1-57243-397-3&rft.au=Office+of+the+Comm%27r+of+Baseball&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fofficialrulesofm00mlbt%2Fpage%2F93&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://protoball.org/1863_NABBP_Rules">"1863 NABBP Rules - Protoball"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=1863+NABBP+Rules+-+Protoball&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fprotoball.org%2F1863_NABBP_Rules&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Chadwick_(writer)" title="Henry Chadwick (writer)">Henry Chadwick</a> commented, "Another and far better amendment, which was adopted at this convention, was that of calling balls on the pitcher when he failed to pitch fairly for the bat. Previously the striker alone was punished for unfair play, for “strikes” could be called on him for refusing to strike at fair balls; but the pitcher could send in unfair balls with impunity. The introduction of called balls, however, equalized matters, and the rule now works very advantageously indeed in promoting skilful play."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">If the pitch actually struck the batter, it was still just an automatic ball; awarding first base on a HBP was first instituted in 1884 in the American Association and 1887 in the National League.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>2001 Official Major League Baseball Fact Book</i>. St. Louis, Missouri: The Sporting News. 2001. pp. 276–280. 0-89204-646-5.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=2001+Official+Major+League+Baseball+Fact+Book&rft.place=St.+Louis%2C+Missouri&rft.pages=276-280&rft.pub=The+Sporting+News&rft.date=2001&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKennedy2017" class="citation news cs1">Kennedy, Merrit (23 February 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/23/516878572/major-league-baseball-poised-to-change-intentional-walk-rule">"Major League Baseball Poised To Change Intentional Walk Rule"</a>. <i>NPR</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NPR&rft.atitle=Major+League+Baseball+Poised+To+Change+Intentional+Walk+Rule&rft.date=2017-02-23&rft.aulast=Kennedy&rft.aufirst=Merrit&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fsections%2Fthetwo-way%2F2017%2F02%2F23%2F516878572%2Fmajor-league-baseball-poised-to-change-intentional-walk-rule&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/Yp1x2">"Batting Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, (requiring BB>=6), sorted by greatest BB"</a>. <i>Baseball Reference</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 21,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball+Reference&rft.atitle=Batting+Game+Finder%3A+From+1908+to+2018%2C+%28requiring+BB%3E%3D6%29%2C+sorted+by+greatest+BB&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Ftiny%2FYp1x2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/T22Mw">"Pitching Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, (requiring BB>=14), sorted by greatest BB"</a>. <i>Baseball Reference</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 21,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball+Reference&rft.atitle=Pitching+Game+Finder%3A+From+1908+to+2018%2C+%28requiring+BB%3E%3D14%29%2C+sorted+by+greatest+BB&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Ftiny%2FT22Mw&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://stathead.com/tiny/DTCUy">"Team Batting Game Stats Finder - For single games, from 1901 to 2024, in the regular season, sorted by descending Bases on Balls"</a>. <i>Stathead.com</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sports_Reference" title="Sports Reference">Sports Reference</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 September</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Stathead.com&rft.atitle=Team+Batting+Game+Stats+Finder+-+For+single+games%2C+from+1901+to+2024%2C+in+the+regular+season%2C+sorted+by+descending+Bases+on+Balls.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fstathead.com%2Ftiny%2FDTCUy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABase+on+balls" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Base_on_balls&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/BB_career.shtml">Career walks leaders, Baseball-Reference.com</a></li> 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