A batter who reaches base while another runner was forced out is charged with hitting into a “fielder’s choice” (FC).    It does NOT count as a hit.

A batter who reaches base because an opposing team’s player makes an error does NOT receive credit for a “hit”.  Note: this is the SCOREKEEPER’S decision.

Sac (Sacrifice) occurs when a player DRIVES IN A RUN by hitting a fly ball that is caught.  The runner must “tag up”.   A Sac does NOT count as an AT BAT in calculations. PLEASE NOTE THAT A RUN MUST SCORE!

Walks (Bases on Balls – BB) do not count as either at-bats or hits.

OBP (On Base Percentage) is a calculation of how OFTEN a batter reaches FIRST BASE.   The official, major league, formula is

Hits + Walks + Hit By Pitched Ball / At Bats + Walks + HBP + Sacrifices

Since a batter cannot be “Hit by Pitch” in Senior Softball, I’ve chosen to substitute “Reached on an Error” (RE) for HBP.    So, my formula is (H+W+RE)/(AB+W+RE+Sac).   Since it’s a percentage, the result is divided by 100.

All Hawthorne Sun and Fun team statistics are based on scorebook pages turned in by the manager.   Each manager provides a “scorekeeper” for his team.   Don’t blame me for errors (but let me know and I’ll check and, usually, correct them.)

– Jim Herbert 11/20/23 (revised 1/12/25)