6, 5, 4 or 5, 4, 3 Double Play????

[BeverlyHillsBookie]

I hope this isn't too much of a dumb question. I know I'll probably get grief for not knowing.
But......I've heard the term 6,5,4 double play and also 5,4,3 double play in baseball. What does this mean?
Thanks in advance.

 

[winkyduck]

a 6-5-4 DP is something you don't see very often, as opposed to a 5-4-3 (or 6-4-3) DP.

here is what it means. each player on the field has a number assigned to their position.

1 - pitcher
2 - catcher
3 - 1st base
4 - 2nd base
5 - 3rd base
6 - shortstop
7 - left field
8 - center field
9 - right field

so a 5-4-3 DP is 3rd to 2nd to 1st. 6-5-4 is shortstop to 3rd base to 2nd base. this last one RARELY happens since thet requires at least runners on 1st and 2nd base. normally in this instance it is easier to pull off a 6-5-3 DP because the batter would be easier to double up than the runner.

 

[HABSMAN]

Thanks for the explanation...i didn' really understand that myself

 

[BeverlyHillsBookie]

winkyduck:
Thanks for it as well. It all makes sense now. Thanks again.

 

[Comeon!!!!]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I hope this isn't too much of a dumb question. I know I'll probably get grief for not knowing. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Now we all can rest assured that BeverlyHillsBookie knows a little something about baseball...

(I learned how to do baseball scoresheets since I was eight...yep, here in Costa Rica)