Double (baseball)

Not to be confused with double play or doubleheader (baseball).
Ryan McBroom hits a pitch for a double in 2021.

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. A double is a type of hit (the others being the single, triple and home run) and is sometimes called a "two-bagger" or "two-base hit".[1] For statistical and scorekeeping purposes it is denoted by 2B.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Double (2B)". MLB.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Anthony Rendon". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ^ McMahon, Rob, ed. (2009). USA Today Baseball Scorebook. Sterling Innovation. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4027-6245-1.