
If the misplay is labeled an error by the official scorer, however, the batter is not credited with a home run.Ī grand slam home run occurs when the bases are "loaded" (that is, there are base runners standing at first, second, and third base) and the batter hits a home run. Very rarely, a batter can hit the ball in play and circle all the bases before the fielders can throw him out this is called an inside-the-park home run, and typically requires that the batter be a quick runner and that the fielder misplay the ball in some way or that the ball is made difficult to play by caroming in unexpected ways or by becoming difficult for a fielder to reach due to structural variances and peculiarities of different ballparks. In almost all cases nowadays, a home run involves hitting the ball over the outfield fence in fair territory. These home runs are considered special generally because of their rarity, but also because of the kind of excitement they can cause. In addition to the general title "home run," certain plays in baseball have been given names to denote that they are a special type of home run. 4 Progression of the single-season home run record.Ruth's response was, "How many home runs did he hit last year?" (It is worth noting that Ruth had been an official endorser of Am Smith for President in 1928, according to Marshall Smelser's The Life That Ruth Built. It was once said that "Singles hitters drive Fords, and home run hitters drive Cadillacs." There is also a legend that Babe Ruth was asked by a reporter about the fact that his salary was higher than that of President Herbert Hoover.

Home runs are among the most popular aspects of baseball, and the biggest (and best-paid) stars are often the players who hit the most of them. If the ball is hit out of the playing field and in fair territory, it is an automatic home run. In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on base), with no errors on the play that results in the batter achieving extra bases.
