Baseball official scoring question?

If the shortstop's throw to second beat the runner but was dropped by the secondbaseman then it's a fielder's choice and an E-4.

Based on what you said:

"short stop fields the ball with only enough time to get the runner at 2nd"

"poor throw gets bobbled by the 2nd baseman"

It should be scored an error. Whether the error is on the SS or the 2B depends on how bad the throw was. Since you said "poor throw" I would score it E6. The question is "Would a good throw have gotten the out at second?" The "normal effort" argument would work if the SS was not able to field the ball. Once he did the hard part which was fielding it all he had to do was the easy part which was make a throw. That is where he failed. Had he not fielded the ball then you could score it a hit since it was a tough play.

Since it was scored an error the pitcher would also get an assist for the deflection. He contributed to the play and it's not his fault the SS made a bad throw.

I agree with Chaos- E6. If he had a reasonable chance to force the runner at second with a good throw, and made a poor throw, causing everyone to be safe, I'd charge him with an error. How the ball ended up in his glove really has no bearing on the throwing error, as they are completely separate parts of the play.

Since the SS made a poor throw to 2nd it should be ruled an E6 and a fielder's choice for the batter. If the bases were empty and the SS had no play at 1st then it should be ruled a hit.

The Official Scorer would have discretion on the call and it could go either way.Hit or error

on the SS.Bear in my mind that the Scorer has the option of changing the ruling.The

important thing is that they get the call right.It should be ruled a hit because both the

pitcher and SS were reacting to a hard smash up the middle.Of course I could be wrong

and The Official Scorer could give an error.The O.S. wields a lot of power.

Depends how close the play at second is, I could see it being ruled a hit.

If the throw was completely awful, or the 2nd basemen has some time catching it and bobbling it, (depending on whos fault, I can't tell without seeing it) Either E6 or E4.

the reason J.C. have been given charged with the run is via the fact he enable the hit in spite of if it would have been called an blunders. So in a nut shell in case you place a runner on and its not an blunders you're charged with it even in case your interior the sport or not.