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Originally Posted by Curtis
Note that in the 'old days' it wasn't unusual for there to be more than three putouts per inning, since players making it to first on dropped third strikes was a normal occurrence.
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Who got the putout then? I had the impression that the putout on most strikeouts goes to the catcher, so when the batter reaches first safely on the strikeout there would be no putout to give the catcher (nor the first baseman, as their would be if the catcher threw him out at first).