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I still believed the sacrifice fly was an at‑bat until last week

For most of my watching career I kept telling friends that a sacrifice fly counted as an official at‑bat. It was never really tested in conversation, I just assumed that because the batter does not get a hit it must be an at‑bat. Only when a stats‑savvy coworker pointed out the official scoring rule did I realize I had been wrong. The rule actually says a sacrifice fly does not count as an at‑bat, which is why players’ averages don’t dip after a deep fly that scores a runner. I feel a bit embarrassed because I’d used that claim in multiple debates about a player’s batting average. Turns out I was the one with the misunderstanding. Any other common myths that have stuck with you?

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