For Students>Scorekeeping>Positions

It seems like scorekeeping would require a lot of writing. The beauty of scorekeeping is that once you learn a handful of notations, you can handle any situation in a game. Seriously!

We have found that a good way to learn the positions in baseball is by watching the Who's on First routine by Abbott and Costello. We check out a copy from our local library each year when we begin this project.

To the right is a baseball field. After watching Who's on First? we write in where the players play. (Note: it seems as there is no right fielder in Who's on First routine.) For your viewing pleasure, Who's on First? can be seen in the 1945 movie, The Naughty Nineties. Also, the script is available online.

To make it easier when scoring, a number is assigned to each position. There are nine players on a team that play at one time, so we use the numbers 1-9.

Every pitcher that enters the game is assigned position 1, every catcher is assigned 2, etc. Note, that the third baseman is number 5 and the shortstop 6. Otherwise, the numbering system is in order.

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