Answer please

Ordinary effort is exactly what the scorekeeper says it is! Its just like an ump calling balls and strikes, a judgement call.

No decent scorekeeper will judge ordinary effort by an individual player such as; Johnny really is a lousy fielder, so that's a hit. The "ordinary" effort must be judged as ordinary for the level of ball. A play by a 10 YO in the minors may be scored a hit, but the exact same play by the exact same player in the majors may be scored an error. Ordinary effort in a 40 degree rainstorm is far different than in an 80 degree game under the lights.

In each of the examples, I can think of times I've marked both ways. I have some of my own rules of thumb that others may not agree with, but they are "MY" rules. For instance, A ball has to be hit pretty darn routinely before I give a pitcher a fielding error. If a player isn't smart enough to wear sun glasses or at least shade his eyes on a ball hit into the sun, it better drop a long way from him.

1. "Shots" hit to infielders an bounce off his glove can go either way. But, if the player's "in", there's a much better chance he'll not be given an error from me.

2. If its obvious to me he could have gotten the runner at 1st, and actually made some kind of effort to make an out at another base, chances are it'll get scored as a FC, otherwise, it has to be a hit.

3. Slow handling of the ball does not constitute an error, but if its mishandled that's another story.

4. impossible to tell without seeing it.

5. Gotta see it.

6. Makes no difference. Gotta see it.

7. Most likely a hit, but that can change depending on the play.

8. No way will it ever be a hit and very doubtful it will be an error.