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batter reached 1st on a catcher error then a throwing error.

Yes, four K's in an inning DOES occur but it is rare.  Naturally even rarer in a playoff game.  How does it occur someone asked?   A dropped 3rd strike in which the batter-runner advances to first, it is a K but not an out.   The pitcher happens to strikeout the other three outs of an inning for a total of 4.

Yes, many forget about the uncaught-ball-on-third-strike rule.

NJDevils wrote: Yes, four K's in an inning DOES occur but it is rare.  Naturally even rarer in a playoff game.  How does it occur someone asked?   A dropped 3rd strike in which the batter-runner advances to first, it is a K but not an out.   The pitcher happens to strikeout the other three outs of an inning for a total of 4.

It's fairly common, actually.. 

Baseball Almanac has a list of all times it's happened

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats19.shtml

 I wouldn't call 32 times in over 115 years of baseball "fairly common".     Also, 16 have occurred in the last 16 years which shows that guys are swinging for the fences and not making contact.  So you had 16 in the first 100 years and 16 in the last 16.   It is becoming slightly more "common" with all the non-contact hitters now on most rosters.

Don't forget the catcher's role in this. It takes two to tango. Apparently, it's also becoming more "common" in the last 16 years for catchers to not catch the third strike.

NJDevils wrote:  I wouldn't call 32 times in over 115 years of baseball "fairly common".     Also, 16 have occurred in the last 16 years which shows that guys are swinging for the fences and not making contact.  So you had 16 in the first 100 years and 16 in the last 16.   It is becoming slightly more "common" with all the non-contact hitters now on most rosters.

It has also become a strategy of players to reach base if they have 2 strikes and they see the pitch is so wild the catcher doesn't have a chance. Some players are actually quick enough of thinkers to employ that in a split second.

C2Cigars wrote: Don't forget the catcher's role in this. It takes two to tango. Apparently, it's also becoming more "common" in the last 16 years for catchers to not catch the third strike. NJDevils wrote:  I wouldn't call 32 times in over 115 years of baseball "fairly common".     Also, 16 have occurred in the last 16 years which shows that guys are swinging for the fences and not making contact.  So you had 16 in the first 100 years and 16 in the last 16.   It is becoming slightly more "common" with all the non-contact hitters now on most rosters.