Fly Ball Out (F)

A fly ball out occurs when a batter hits the ball in the air and it’s caught before it hits the ground. It is recorded in the score book using the letter “F” followed by the defensive position number of the player who made the catch. Some folks distinguish a fly ball caught in the infield as a Pop Out. On this site, only Fly Out will be used.

In this illustration, Carter led off the inning and hit a fly ball out to center field.

It is entered as an “F8″ where “F” represents Fly Out and “8″ represents the center fielder.

The number “1” with a circle around it is used to note the first out of the inning.