# Hit batter rule

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-batter-rule/504623>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 29, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-batter-rule/504623 "2009-07-29T01:16:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-batter-rule/504623/1 "2009-07-29T01:16:53Z")

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If a batter with 2 strikes on him swings at a curve and misses it, but it hits him does he get the base or is he a strikeout?

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-batter-rule/504623/2 "2009-07-29T01:34:37Z")

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Out. Rule 6.05 (f) A batter is out when…  
He attempts to hit a third strike and the ball touches him;

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**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-batter-rule/504623/3 "2009-07-29T12:09:44Z")

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It’s also a strike if it happens with less than 2 strikes.