Reading the Game log
The game log provides a straightforward summary of the events
that have occurred in a game, but it also includes some notation
like pitch sequences that may not be as obvious. This tutorial
describes those codes.
Click here to view a sample
game log. You may want to print this out to have on hand as you
review the notations.
The game log is divided into the following five columns:
Column Title
|
Description
|
Score
|
score before the event occurs; always lists
visiting team's score first
|
O
|
number of outs before the event occurs
|
Rnr
|
location of runners (1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd base)
before the event occurs
|
BS
|
count (balls followed by strikes) before the event
occurs
|
Event
|
description of the play including the sequence of
pitches (contained in parentheses at the end of the play) that led
up to the outcome
|
As mentioned in the previous table, the Event includes the
sequence of pitches that led up to and includes the end result. The
codes used to indicate the pitch sequence are described in the
following table:
Pitch Code
|
Description
|
H
|
Hit by pitch
|
I
|
Intentional ball
|
B
|
Called ball
|
C
|
Called strike
|
S
|
Swinging strike
|
F
|
Foul ball
|
X
|
Ball put in play
|
1
|
Pitcher made pickoff throw to 1st
|
2
|
Pitcher made pickoff throw to 2nd
|
3
|
Pitcher made pickoff throw to 3rd
|
The > symbol appears before a pitch to indicate one or more
runners moving on the pitch.
The following codes appear after a pitch to indicate the
described action:
Pitch Suffix
|
Description
|
+1
|
Catcher made pickoff throw to 1st
|
+2
|
Catcher made pickoff throw to 2nd
|
+3
|
Catcher made pickoff throw to 3rd
|
b
|
Batter was bunting
|
p
|
Pitchout
|
|