Putout

Category:Baseball statistics In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly-ball) is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:

• tagging a runner with the ball\n* touching a base that a runner on a force play is trying to reach\n* catching a third strike\n* catching a batted ball on the fly

A putout is not recorded for the player who throws a ball to another player to make a force out.\n