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On the strat charts it will list

Single(cf)

So the ball is hit to centerfield. Is a dice roll then needed to determine what the CF does with the ball hit to him..(error, catch....etc)?

In another discussion someone pointed out that a 1 CF could not give up a single. I am wondering how could that be?

to my knowledge that means it is a single. yes a dice would be rolled to see if an error occurs....but that only increases the single to more. the range of a defensive player (in your example the 1 for the cf) is only taken into account when there is a gbX or fbX on the card. the X stands for an X-chance, which triggers a dice roll based on that range value of the defensive player (with a 1 as the most likely to make the play and a 5 as the least likely).

I see. Thank you

That's exactly right--only X results on the pitchers' cards are affected by defense.

A single without an X can have three results: single with no stars, single with one star, or single with 2 stars. One star means runners advance only one base. Two stars mean all runners advance 2 bases. No stars means runners advance one base and can advance a second base according to their running ability and the throwing ability of the outfielder to which the ball was hit.
A double with 2 stars means runners advance 2 bases. A double with no stars means runners could advance a third base--again according to the above criteria.

[quote:f4200ccc62="Madigan33"]On the strat charts it will list

Single(cf)

So the ball is hit to centerfield. Is a dice roll then needed to determine what the CF does with the ball hit to him..(error, catch....etc)?

In another discussion someone pointed out that a 1 CF could not give up a single. I am wondering how could that be?[/quote:f4200ccc62]

As has been said before, if you are going to play a lot, buy the charts from SOM. They are super cheap.

On the chart, it will show the various types of catches that a 1 OF will make, and whether or not base runners advance on those, depending on the die roll between 1-20. A 1 allows zero hits on these rolls ever, in the board game at least. A "4" allows hits on 55% of x-chances, several of which roll to the wall for extra bases.

SINGLE(cf) means the runners can test the CF's arm for an extra base. There will be no error on this play.