On a passed ball 3rd strike where the runner makes it safely to 1st, is the picher credited with a strikeout

Anonymous asked: On a passed ball 3rd strike, where the battered makes it safely to 1st, is the pitcher credited with a strikeout ?


Rick answered: Thank you for your question.

In that situation, the pitcher is credited with a strikeout, play goes recorded as E-2, to show how the runner reached first base.


Yours in baseball,

Rick