The Scorebook and the Fielding Positions

Have you ever been listen to a baseball game on the radio or to the broadcasters on television and heard the phrase "6 - 4 - 3?" What does that mean?



Simply put, that's baseball lingo for a double-play started by the third baseman, who threw to the second baseman, who tagged second base and threw on to first base to complete the double play. Simple right?

In order to keep the most detailed, accurate accounting of a game, each position is given a number 1 through 9 shown below.