official scorer
Noun
Meaning
official scorer (plural official scorers)
Synonym of scorekeeper
Synonyms
Examples
Although it appeared Garrett had Watson in the grasp, the official scorer gave Garrett a half sack with getting the other half.
A safe course for the official scorer to follow is to score a hit when exceptionally good fielding of a ball fails to result in a putout.
In the case of a fly ball dropped for an error, the sacrifice fly is only credited if the official scorer believes the run would have scored had the ball been caught.
In 1867 he accompanied the National Base Ball Club of Washington D.C. on their inaugural national tour, as their official scorer.
Rule 10.05(a) Comment: In applying Rule 10.05(a), the official scorer shall always give the batter the benefit of the doubt.
Schwarz (2004), p. 50. The Official Baseball Rules administered by Major League Baseball require the official scorer to categorize each baseball play unambiguously.