(A reverse K has come to represent a hitter striking out without swinging at the third strike.)
The batter does not want to walk or be put out, so he or she will take any ball sent their way. This makes the K appropriate for this situation.
This icon appears when there are no players on base after all of the runners have been put out. If you were to load the game now, it would say "0 outs" because there are no batters up. The strike zone will look the same as it did before the first player was retired.
Since there are no players on base, there is nothing for the batter to hit and therefore they will simply swing away at anything that is pitched. Therefore, we can conclude that this means that if there are no players on base, then the batter has struck out.
The letter "K" is prominent in the word "strike" and the final letter in the term "struck," as in "struck out." Fans and scorekeepers now use the same abbreviation, with a "K" for a swinging strikeout and a "K" for a hitter caught looking at his third strike.
In baseball, a strikeout occurs when a batter fails to hit the ball cleanly with the intent of putting it in play. If this happens, the catcher will often signal for the pitcher to throw the batter out to end the inning. A batter can be struck out by any type of pitch, but they most commonly are struck out on pitches outside of the zone (0-90 degrees from the horizontal) or inside of the zone (90-180 degrees). A batter cannot be forced out at first base nor can he advance beyond second base. Nor can he return to the plate after being removed by a manager's challenge.
A strikeout does not always result in an automatic free pass for the next player at the plate. If the pitcher who has been working the count strikes out the batter, then the next player up will usually take his place in the batting order before the existing batter is allowed to retreat to the safety of the dugout.
1. In baseball, this is an acronym for a strikeout. A rearward K indicates that the hitter did not swing and was therefore caught looking for strike three. Scorekeepers, fans, broadcast reporters, and others use the K to indicate when there has been a strikeout.
2. In cricket, this is an acronym for a ball which is not returned by the bowler after each over as required by law. This means that no further balls will be delivered from that over.
3. In rugby, this is an acronym for a knock-on. If a player with the ball is hit directly in the chest or neck, it is considered a hand-on-head or hand-on-neck penalty, respectively. The referee will usually call "knock-on", at which point any opposing players who were in contact with the player with the ball are allowed to take it if they can get away with it.
4. In American football, this is an indication that the quarterback failed to execute the play properly. If the quarterback does not have the ability to either run or pass, then he should throw the ball away rather than attempting a sneak.
In a strikeout, the reverse K is generally used to represent a called third strike. It's usually recorded on a scorecard. A batter will often comment on being hit by a strike three pitch with an upside-down K.
This symbol was first introduced in 1869 by John H. Walsh of the United States National League. He had been a player-manager for the New York Metropolitans at the time they played their first season in 1869. When he brought his team back home after losing 1 game to 1 to the Buffalo Bisons, he told the press that they had better start recording strikeouts because he was finding plenty of wayward pitches over the plate. From then on, this symbol was adopted by several leagues across America.
In Europe, it is known as a "derby strike" or "Walsh out". It is recorded as such on scorecards and can be seen today in major league baseball games when a pitcher strikes out the side against them (or any other number of batters).
During his career, John H. Walsh struck out 602 batters in total. That's more than any other pitcher in history until 1914 when Charles Wilhelm Werner struck out 714 batters.
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