Editing Official scorer (section)

====Value of hits====
In cases where a batter indisputably gets a hit and is able to safely advance past first base on the play, the value of that hit may be adjusted by the official scorer because of an error or a fielder's choice.<ref name="bbskVoH" />

If the defense attempts to put out a preceding runner during the play, the official scorer must determine whether the batter would have reached second or third base safely had the defense attempted to limit the batter's advance. For example, if a runner on second attempts to score after a soft hit to center field and the center fielder chooses to throw to home while the batter advances to second, the official scorer must decide the value of the hit. In this situation, the scorer may either choose to credit the batter with a [[Double (baseball)|double]], or the scorer may rule that the batter hit a [[Single (baseball)|single]] with an advance to second by fielder's choice. This is often referred to as "an advance on the throw".<ref name="bbskVoH" />

If an error occurs during the play when a batter records a hit, the official scorer must determine whether the batter would have advanced as far as he did had the error not occurred. For example, if a batter hits a ball into an outfield gap, the ball is badly misplayed by an outfielder attempting to retrieve and throw the ball back into the infield, and the batter is able to reach all four bases to score, then the official scorer must decide whether an error should be charged to the outfielder. If no error is charged, then the batter would be credited with an "[[Inside-the-park home run|inside the park]]" home run. If an error is charged to the outfielder, then the batter would likely be credited with either a double or [[Triple (baseball)|triple]].<ref name="bbskVoH" />