⚾ Baseball For Bums — Scorecard
Batting Team
Date
Time
Field
Vs. (Opposing Team)
Scorekeeper Name
# Player Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th EX R H RBI
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Runs scored per inning →
📋 How to Keep Score — Read This First
Step by Step
  • Before the game: Write every player's name down the left column. Ask the captain if you're not sure of the order.
  • When someone bats: Find their name. Look across to the column for the current inning (1st, 2nd, 3rd…). Write the code for what happened in that box. Use the code list on the right — when in doubt, just write what you saw.
  • When someone scores a run: Go back to their box for that at-bat and circle the small diamond. Do this for every player who crosses home plate — not just the batter.
  • RBI rule — always write the number: After every hit, walk, or sac fly write a dash and how many runs scored on that play — even if it is 0. Examples: nobody scores on a single = 1B-0 · drives in 1 = 1B-1 · bases-clearing double = 2B-3 · grand slam = HR-4. Skip the dash only on pure outs (K, GO, FO, LO) — unless someone somehow scores on the out, then add it.
  • End of each inning: Count the circled diamonds in that inning column. Write the total in the bottom row under that inning number.
  • End of game: For each player, count their circled diamonds → write in R. Count their hits (1B/2B/3B/HR) → write in H. Add up all the dash numbers in their row → write in RBI (e.g. 1B-0 + 2B-2 + 1B-1 = 3 RBI). Hand both scorecards to the commissioner.
Stuck? If something weird happens and you don't know the code, just write a short note in the box like "wild pitch" or "ran home." That's totally fine — do your best and move on.
What to Write in the Box
1B Single
2B Double
3B Triple
HR Home Run
BB Walk
HBP Hit by pitch
K Strikeout
GO Ground out
FO Fly out
LO Line out
E Reached on error
FC Fielder's choice
SAC Sacrifice fly
DP Double play
— Didn't bat
The 3 Columns on the Right
  • R = Runs — count the circled diamonds in that player's row
  • H = Hits — count every 1B, 2B, 3B, HR in their row
  • RBI — add up every dash number in that player's row. You wrote the number every time (even 0), so just total them up. Example: 1B-0, BB-0, 2B-2, HR-1 = 3 RBI.
Remember: Circle the diamond for the runner who scores, not always the batter. If a double drives in 2 runners, circle the diamond in their boxes, not the batter's (unless the batter also scores later).
Notes / Umpire calls
⚾ Baseball For Bums — Scorecard
Batting Team
Date
Time
Field
Vs. (Opposing Team)
Scorekeeper Name
# Player Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th EX R H RBI
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Runs scored per inning →
📋 How to Keep Score — Read This First
Step by Step
  • Before the game: Write every player's name down the left column. Ask the captain if you're not sure of the order.
  • When someone bats: Find their name. Look across to the column for the current inning (1st, 2nd, 3rd…). Write the code for what happened in that box. Use the code list on the right — when in doubt, just write what you saw.
  • When someone scores a run: Go back to their box for that at-bat and circle the small diamond. Do this for every player who crosses home plate — not just the batter.
  • RBI rule — always write the number: After every hit, walk, or sac fly write a dash and how many runs scored on that play — even if it is 0. Examples: nobody scores on a single = 1B-0 · drives in 1 = 1B-1 · bases-clearing double = 2B-3 · grand slam = HR-4. Skip the dash only on pure outs (K, GO, FO, LO) — unless someone somehow scores on the out, then add it.
  • End of each inning: Count the circled diamonds in that inning column. Write the total in the bottom row under that inning number.
  • End of game: For each player, count their circled diamonds → write in R. Count their hits (1B/2B/3B/HR) → write in H. Add up all the dash numbers in their row → write in RBI (e.g. 1B-0 + 2B-2 + 1B-1 = 3 RBI). Hand both scorecards to the commissioner.
Stuck? If something weird happens and you don't know the code, just write a short note in the box like "wild pitch" or "ran home." That's totally fine — do your best and move on.
What to Write in the Box
1B Single
2B Double
3B Triple
HR Home Run
BB Walk
HBP Hit by pitch
K Strikeout
GO Ground out
FO Fly out
LO Line out
E Reached on error
FC Fielder's choice
SAC Sacrifice fly
DP Double play
— Didn't bat
The 3 Columns on the Right
  • R = Runs — count the circled diamonds in that player's row
  • H = Hits — count every 1B, 2B, 3B, HR in their row
  • RBI — add up every dash number in that player's row. You wrote the number every time (even 0), so just total them up. Example: 1B-0, BB-0, 2B-2, HR-1 = 3 RBI.
Remember: Circle the diamond for the runner who scores, not always the batter. If a double drives in 2 runners, circle the diamond in their boxes, not the batter's (unless the batter also scores later).
Notes / Umpire calls