Name as many ways possible a batter can reach first base?

error

fielder's choice

base hit

walk

dropped third sttrike

fielder's obstruction

catcher interference

hit by pitch

...all i can think of

EDIT: R U thinking of intentional walk?

Um that pitcher's balk rule has been overlooked because it does not exist! A batter is not awarded anything for a pitcher's balk. A balk is intended to prevent the pitcher from deceiving a RUNNER. A balk awards each runner 1 base. In MLB a balk is not a dead ball, however NFHS (high school) a balk is a dead ball. If there are no runners on base, a pitcher can be called for an illegal pitch, however, this does not award first base to the hitter, only a ball. The ONLY way a batter can be awarded first base on an illegal pitch is if there were already 3 balls on the batter.

By the way, contrary to what another poster said, ALL balks are not committed by the pitcher. The catcher can indeed cause a balk by having one or both feet outside of the catcher's box when the pitch is delivered. This still does not impact the batter though.

Edit: Also, umpire interference is NOT a way for a batter to reach first base. Umpire interference occurs when the umpire interferes with the catcher making a throw. This has no impact on the batter and thus the batter cannot reach first base by umpire interference. If you are referring to a fair ball hitting an umpire, this is NOT called umpire inteference as the umpire is part of the playing field so it is just a single.

Edit 2: I forgot to answer the question! There are only 8 anything else you name falls into one of these categories.

1. Hit

2. BB

3. Obstruction

4. Catcher's Interference

5. Error

6. Hit By Pitch

7. Fielder's Choice

8. Dropped Third Strike

Passed Ball and Wild Pitch are not ways to reach first base. A batter will only reach first base due to a passed ball or wild pitch if it is ball four (BB) or a dropped third strike.

Runner Interference is not one because the batter is awarded a Hit.

It would be helpful for you if you actually knew the rules before spouting nonsense about a "pitcher's balk." All balks are committed by the pitcher. He's the only player who can balk. And under no circumstances does a balk result in the batter being awarded first base.

The ways for a batter to reach first base are:

(1) Base hit

(2) Base on balls

(3) Hit by pitch

(4) Error

(5) Fielder's choice

(6) Interference

(7) Obstruction

(8) Wild pitch

(9) Passed ball

A base on balls is a base on balls. It doesn't matter whether it was intentional or not.

Umpire's interference is a base hit. This occurs when a fair batted ball hits an umpire before passing a fielder other than the pitcher.

"3rd strike dropped ball" would be a passed ball. You don't reach base on a strikeout; you reach on either a passed ball or wild pitch, whichever the scorer rules.

If you don't know the rules, please refrain from answering.

1. Hit

2. Error

3. Dropped Third Strike

4. Walk

5. Fielder's Choice

6. Hit-by-Pitch

7. Pitcher Exceeds the 21 second rule (or whatever they did to speed up the game.)

8. Pitcher defaces the ball

9. Catcher's interference

10. Spectator's interference if the umpire believes he would have reached first

11. If the ball gets lodged into the catcher or umpires mask on third strike

12. Fielder's Interference (obstructing a batter from running the baseline.)

A lot of this can be scored differently so there are a lot more ways if you for instance, count a wild pitch and a passed ball as being different on third strike.

EDIT: If intentional walk isn't the same as a walk, a single through the middle, a single in the gap, a bunt single, etc. are not the same. They are kept seperate stats, but in the MLB rule book they are defined as the same thing. Catchers Interference is the same as Fielder's Interference, and there's never been an umpire's interference. A pitcher can only balk with runners on base, and a batter is never affected by a balk. Therefore, the seven answers I have below are the only correct ones.

Hit By Pitch

Walk

Hit

Error

Fielder Interference

Fielder's Choice

Dropped Third Strike

I don't know that there are any more. I believe catcher interference is the same as fielder interference. What are the other two you have?

1. hit

2. walk

3. hit by pitch

4. reach base on error

5. third strike is not caught and thrown to first base before runner reaches first base

6. catcher's interference (happened in Mets-Cardinals game tonight)

7. fielder's choice

8. fielder's obstruction

9. sacrifice*

*some consider as fielder's choice

There are also about 15 misconceptions (see source below).

1.Hit

2.Walk

3.HBP

4.Error

5.Fielders Choice

6.Catchers Interference

7.Drop 3rd Strike

single, double, triple, homer, walk, hit by pitch, dropped 3rd strike, ground ruled double(ball hitting fair and bouncing over fence),pinch runner,fielder's choice,bunt(which is technically a single but a different way to reach base as opposed to a ball hit past the infield)

Probably won't get 9 but we'll see.

1.Hit

2.Walk

3.Hit by pitch

4.error

5.fielders choice

6.dropped 3rd strike

Thats all I can come up with at the moment. 9, really?

How 'bout 23 ways to reach first base?

1. walk

2. intentional walk

3. hit by pitch

4. dropped 3rd strike

5. failure to deliver pitch in 20 seconds

6. catcher interference

7. fielder interference

8. spectator interference

9. fan obstruction

10. fair ball hits ump

11. fair ball hits runner

12. fielder obstructs runner

13. pinch-runner

14. fielder's choice

15. force out at another base

16. preceding runner put-out allows batter to reach first

17. sac bunt fails to advance runner

18. sacrifice fly dropped

19. runner called out on appeal

20. error

21. four illegal pitches

22. single

23. game suspended with runner on first, that player is traded prior to the makeup; new player is allowed to take his place