Naman Wakil is a renowned and professional baseball coach in Los Angeles who has a sheer passion for the Baseball. He assists in the smooth functioning of a team, determining the lineup and deciding how to substitute players during the game. Being one of the leading coaches, he trains and educates players about the sport (Baseball) and plays an imperative role during the baseball tournament. With his vast experience and expert knowledge of the sport, he acts as an instructor who is well-versed in diagnosing and eliminate swing flaws in the hitters.
2. History of Baseball
• Germans – Schlagball
• English – Rounders
– 1745 referenced as base ball
– Formalized rules in 1884
• Pitched like a softball
• 9 players field, unlimited bat
3. Baseball in America
• Abner Doubleday (1839)
– Mills report in 1908
• Alexander Cartwright (1845)
– Formalized rules
4. Stats to know
• At Bats (AB) – Batting appearances, not including bases on balls, hit by
pitch, sacrifice hits (bunts), sacrifice flies, & catchers' interference, or
obstruction
• Plate Appearance (PA) - number of completed batting appearances no
matter the result (at-bats + walks + hit-batsmen + sacrifice hits (bunts) +
sacrifice flies + catcher's interference/obstruction
• Hits (H) – times reached base because of a batted fair ball without an
error by the defense
• Runs (R) – times reached home plate legally and safely
• Total Bases (TB) – 1 * singles + 2 * doubles + 3 * triples + 4 *home runs
• Sacrifice Fly (SF) – number of fly ball out which allows a runner to score
• Sacrifice Hit (SH) – a deliberate hit allowing a runner to advance
• Strike out (K) – number of times put out by recording three strikes
• Walk (BB) – number of times reached base by receiving four balls
5. Stats to know
• Innings Pitched (IP) – number of outs recorded pitching / 3Innings Pitched (IP) – number of outs recorded pitching / 3
• Earned Run Average (ERA) – earned runs * 9 / innings pitchedEarned Run Average (ERA) – earned runs * 9 / innings pitched
• Complete Game (CG) – # of times a pitcher was the only pitcherComplete Game (CG) – # of times a pitcher was the only pitcher
for his teamfor his team
• Shutout (SHO) - # of complete games allowing zero runsShutout (SHO) - # of complete games allowing zero runs
• Save (Sv)Save (Sv)
• Win (W) - number of games where pitcher was pitching while hisWin (W) - number of games where pitcher was pitching while his
team took the lead and went on to winteam took the lead and went on to win
• Walks + Hits per Inning Pitched (WHIP)Walks + Hits per Inning Pitched (WHIP)
6. Basic Baseball Stats
• Batting Average (AVG) – hits / at batsBatting Average (AVG) – hits / at bats
• Home Runs (HRs)Home Runs (HRs)
• Runs Batted In (RBIs)Runs Batted In (RBIs)
• Earned Run Average (ERA) – ER * 9 / IPEarned Run Average (ERA) – ER * 9 / IP
• Strikeout (K)Strikeout (K)
• Wins (W)Wins (W)
7. Runs Created
• “With regard to an offensive player, the first key
question is how many runs have resulted from
what he has done with the bat and on the
basepaths. Willie McCovey hit .270 in his career,
with 353 doubles, 46 triples, 521 home runs and
1,345 walks -- but his job was not to hit doubles,
nor to hit singles, nor to hit triples, nor to draw
walks or even hit home runs, but rather to put
runs on the scoreboard. How many runs resulted
from all of these things?”