How To Score A Rundown in Baseball

How do you score a "rundown" in a Baseball Scorebook"

First let's define what a "rundown situation" is. A Rundown is a situation that occurs when a baserunner is stranded between two bases and is in a position to be tagged out.
As the runner attempts to advance he reverses direction because he thinks he would be out if he continued.
On his way back to the original base he is "cut off"
again and reverses direction.

This cycle can be repeated over and over until the runner either lands safely on a base, the runner is putout, there is an obstruction or interference call.

To score this you must include every defensive player who was involved in the play, from beginning to end.

Here is a simple example:
* There is a man on second base
* A ground ball is hit to the shortstop. Instead of
throwing to first base, the shortstop throws it to the
third baseman.
* Seeing this, the runner on second stops before reaching
third and retreats to second The third baseman throws to
the second baseman (who is covering second base)
* The runner then reverses and heads toward third base and
the second baseman throws the ball to the third baseman.
* The third baseman tags the runner out.

This would be scored a fielders choice and the rundown is recorded by the defensive position numbers of each player involved In the batter's cell the entry would be
* "FC 6-5-4-5"; where "FC" represents a Fielders Choice,
* "6" represents the shortstop fielding the ball,
* "5" represents the third baseman catching the throw,
* "4" represents the second baseman catching the throw from
the third baseman and
* "5" represents the third baseman catching the ball from
second baseman and tagging out the runner.

A line would be drawn in the batter's cell to represent he arrived at first base safely.  The out number would be entered in the runner's cell.

Keeping score in a baseball game gets you into the game.