Editing Run batted in (section)

==Major League Baseball rules==
The 2018 edition of the Official Baseball Rules of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB), '''Rule 9.04 Runs Batted In''', reads:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/0/8/0/268272080/2018_Official_Baseball_Rules.pdf|title=OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES 2018 Edition|publisher=Major League Baseball|pages=107–108|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=October 9, 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/0/8/0/268272080/2018_Official_Baseball_Rules.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{quote|A run batted in is a statistic credited to a batter whose action at bat causes one or more runs to score, as outlined in Rule 9.04.
(a) The official scorer shall credit the batter with a run batted in for every run that scores
:(1) unaided by an error and as part of a play begun by the batter's safe hit (including the batter's home run), sacrifice bunt, sacrifice fly, infield out, or fielder's choice unless Rule 9.04(b) applies;
:(2) by reason of the batter becoming a runner with the bases full (because of a [[base on balls]], an award of first base for being [[hit by pitch|touched by a pitched ball]] or for interference or obstruction); or
:(3) when, before two are out, an error is made on a play on which a runner from third base ordinarily would score.
(b) The official scorer shall not credit a run batted in
:(1) when the batter grounds into a force [[double play]] or a [[double play#Scoring of double plays|reverse-force double play]]; or
:(2) when a fielder is charged with an [[error (baseball)|error]] because the fielder muffs a throw at first base that would have completed a force double play.
(c) The official scorer's judgment must determine whether a run batted in shall be credited for a run that scores when a fielder holds the ball or throws to a wrong base. Ordinarily, if the runner keeps going, the official scorer should credit a run batted in; if the runner stops and takes off again when the runner notices the misplay, the official scorer should credit the run as scored on a fielder's choice.}}

From 1980 to 1988, the [[game-winning RBI]] was an additional statistic used in MLB.