#misconceptions

The first time I watched a minor league game, I became puzzled when a player made contact that clearly advanced a base and wasn’t recorded as a sacrifice. For years, I assumed any out with baserunning progress counted as a sac. Only last week did I see an official definition explaining why contact without force play doesn’t qualify. The realization clarified longstanding confusion between fielder error and actual base advancement play calls. After reviewing rule books and multiple video examples where plays clearly don’t meet criteria, it becomes apparent how easily assumptions form in real-time watching. Have other users experienced similar early misinterpretations of play terminology