Editing Official scorer (section)

====Other judgment calls====
Some relatively uncommon situations may also require a judgment call by the official scorer.

When a defensive player has the ball and can end the play by preventing further advance, but fails to do so because of a mental mistake (not an error) and a runner subsequently scores, the official scorer must decide whether to credit the batter with a [[run batted in]] (RBI). If the runner recognized the mistake after slowing or pausing his advance, an RBI is not credited. If the runner was oblivious to the mistake or runs home without slowing, the batter is credited with an RBI.<ref>Wirkmaa, p.44</ref>

If a runner advances because the defense does nothing to try to stop the advance, the scorer may rule that the advance was due to defensive indifference and no stolen base is credited. However, a throw is not required for a stolen base. If a fielder begins to visibly make an attempt to prevent an advance but then elects not to throw, the advance is not due to defensive indifference.<ref>Wirkmaa, pp.97–99</ref>

When a batter attempts a [[sacrifice bunt]] and the resulting [[Bunt (baseball)|bunt]] is so well-placed that he safely reaches first base, the official scorer may elect to credit the batter with a hit instead of a sacrifice if there is no error on the play and an ordinary effort by the defense would not have recorded an out.<ref>Wirkmaa, p.107</ref>

Finally, when the [[starting pitcher]] of the winning team does not qualify for the [[win (baseball)|win]] under rule 10.17, and the [[relief pitcher]] who would otherwise qualify for the win pitches "ineffectively" in a "brief appearance", the official scorer may choose to credit a "succeeding relief pitcher" with the win.<ref>Wirkmaa, pp.224–225</ref>