Likewise, the pitcher is recorded as having given up a hit and a run, with additional runs charged for each runner that scores other than the batter. When a home run is scored, the batter is also credited with a hit and a run scored, and an RBI for each runner that scores, including himself.

There is also the ' inside-the-park' home run where the batter reaches home safely while the baseball is in play on the field. In modern baseball, the feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles (or making contact with either foul pole) without first touching the ground, resulting in an automatic home run. In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process.

Sadaharu Oh, pictured here in 2006, holds the officially verified all-time world home run record in professional baseball.