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In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happ
Ichiro Suzuki at bat
Plate appearance
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In baseball, a player is credited with a plate appearance each time he completes a turn batting. Under Rule 5.04 of the Official Baseball Rules, a player completes a turn batting when he is put out or
At bat
…In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens upon completion of his turn at bat, but a batter is charged with an at bat…
Jimmy Rollins holds the single season record for most plate appearances, at 778