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Expert: - 7/29/2009


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Successful and/or unsuccessful sacrifice bunts count as an at bat, in terms of statistics?
I know sacrifice flies do count, and I am pretty sure unsuccessful Sac. bunts do count as an at bat, and successful ones do not count, but local pro here indicates differently.

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To the best of my knowledge unless the rules have changed - a sacrifice fly and a sacrifice bunt DO NOT count as a time at bat - an unsuccessful sacrifice bunt would count as a time at bat just like a fly ball that was caught and the runner attempting to score from third was thrown out - that would count as a time at bat or if the runner left third too early and the appeal was made and the runner called out, that would be counted as a time at bat also

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George W. Case III

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WW II era major league baseball history - questions about specific WWII era players, stadiums, life in the major leagues, teams, impact of major league baseball upon American society during WWII (FDR's "Green Light" letter to the then Commissioner of Baseball) and the relationship of President Roosevelt with Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in an effort to keep baseball "alive" during the darkest days of WWII.

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Son of a former major league baseball player, George Case Jr. who played in the major leagues from 1937-1947. I was the former Executive Director of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) Have produced a DVD taken from my father's 8MM COLOR "home movies" of life in the major leagues from a ballplayer's perspective - currently marketing this DVD privately and also in conjunction with www.baseballdirect.com

Publications
SABR Bulletin - "Case's Corner" - newsletter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) "Growing Up at Griffith Stadium" - article published courtesy of The Big Train (Walter Johnson Baseball League) - Bethesda Maryland

Education/Credentials
BA - Rutgers University 1963 MA - Rider University 1979

Awards and Honors
Former Executive Director of SABR Consultant and speaker - City of Trenton NJ baseball exhibit - "When Trenton Baseball Roared Like Thunder" - 1994

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