Wild Pitch

A pitched ball that cannot be caught by
the catcher

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  • This is a judgement call!
  • The ruling is made by the official scorer!
  • It only counts as a wild pitch if a baserunner...  
  • ... is able to advance on the play!
  • If nobody's on base and the pitch is wild...
  • It is not scored as a wild pitch!
  • Unless of course it's ball four or strike three!
    • Did you know that Larry Cheney holds the Cub record for wild pitches?

    He threw 26 wild ones in 1914-- four of them on Opening Day!

    Related topic: Passed ball
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