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	Topics Sacrifice fly Topic Home In baseballBaseball Summary Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, parts of Latin America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.... , a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met: There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit. The ball is hit to the outfieldOutfield Summary The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the bats... . The batter is out because an outfielder or an infielderInfielder Baseball teams take turns, one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat.... running in the outfield catches the ball (or would have been out if not for an errorError (baseball) In baseball, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that al... ). A runner who is already on base scores on the play. As addressed within Rule 10.09(e) of the Official Baseball Rules, a sacrifice fly is not counted as a turn at batAt bat In baseball, an at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including batting average.... for the batter, though the batter is credited with a run batted inFacts About Run batted in In baseball statistics, a run batted in is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batter's plate appearanc... . The purpose of not counting a sacrifice fly as an at bat is to avoid penalizing hitters for a successful tactical maneuver. The sacrifice fly is one of two instances in baseball where a batter is not charged with a time at bat after putting a ball in play; the other is the sacrifice hitSacrifice hit In baseball, a sacrifice hit is the act of deliberately bunting the ball in a manner that allows a runner on base to advanc... . However, a sacrifice fly still reduces a player's on base percentageOn base percentage In baseball statistics, on base percentage is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than... , and a player on a hitting streakHitting streak In baseball, a hitting streak refers to the consecutive number of official games in which a player gets at least one base hi... will have the hit streak end if he has no official at-bats but he has a sacrifice fly. The sacrifice fly is credited even if another runner is put out on appeal for failing to tag upTag up In baseball, to tag up is to retouch or remain on the runner's time-of-pitch base until the ball is first touched by a field... , so long as a run scores prior to the third out. In the case of a fly ball dropped for an error, the sacrifice fly is only credited if the official scorer believes the run would have scored had the ball been caught. Records The most sacrifice flies by a team in one game is five; the record was established by the Seattle MarinersSeattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.... in 1988 and tied by the Colorado RockiesColorado Rockies Overview The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado.... in 2006 and the tied again in 2008 by the Seattle MarinersSeattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.... . Since the rule was reinstated in its present form, Gil HodgesGil Hodges Summary Top 500 home run hitters of all timeList of NL Gold Glove Winners at First Base... of the DodgersLos Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles, California.... holds the record for most sacrifice flies in one season with 19, in 1954; Eddie MurrayEddie Murray Eddie Clarence Murray is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who was known as one of the most reliable and producti... holds the record for most sacrifice flies in a career with 128. As of the 2007 season2007 in baseball Sorry, no overview for this topic , players who have hit 115 or more career sacrifice flies: Eddie MurrayEddie Murray Eddie Clarence Murray is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who was known as one of the most reliable and producti... (128) Cal Ripken, Jr.Cal Ripken, Jr. Overview Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball player.... (127) Robin YountRobin Yount Robin Rachel Yount was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Brewers.... (123) Hank Aaron (121) George BrettGeorge Brett (baseball) George Howard Brett is a former American baseball player for the Kansas City Royals.... (120) Rubén SierraRubén Sierra Summary Rub?n Angel Sierra Garc?a is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.... (120) Rafael PalmeiroRafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro Corrales is a Major League Baseball player with a career spanning 20 years, 1986 to 2005.... (119) Frank ThomasFrank Thomas (AL baseball player) Frank Edward Thomas is an American Major League Baseball player, nicknamed "The Big Hurt", who currently plays for the... (119) Daniel "Rusty" StaubRusty Staub Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub was a Major League Baseball player for 23 seasons, for the Houston Colt .45s and Astros, Montrea... (119) Andre DawsonAndre Dawson Andre Nolan Dawson is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.... (118) Don BaylorDon Baylor Donald Edward Baylor is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager.... (115) History Batters have not been charged with a time at-bat for a sacrifice hit since 1893, but baseball has changed the sacrifice fly rule multiple times. The sacrifice fly as a statistical category was instituted in 1908, only to be discontinued in 1931. The rule was again adopted in 1939, only to be eliminated again in 1940, before being adopted for the last time in 1954. External links , from the Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in professional baseball.... website , from baseballlibrary.com