Sacrifice fly - bunt

Question
You answered that a sacrifice was an at bat since the batter got the benefit of an RBI and a bunt to advance the runner was not. What if there is a runner on third and the batter sacrifice bunts and gets an RBI, is that an at bat? I realize it is a squeeze play but what about the ruling?

Answer
To clarify, the sacrifice (whether bunting a ball, or a sac fly) does not count as an official at-bat. However, it does count as a plate appearance. here are the definitions of both plate appearances and at-bats:

Plate Appearance:  Any turn at bat is considered a plate appearance for computing stats such as on base percentage. Plate appearances consist of standard at-bats plus situations where there is no at-bat charged, such as a base on balls or a sacrifice.

At-Bat: A plate appearance in which the batter a) hits safely, b) is retired, c) reaches on an error by a fielder, d) reaches base on a fielder's choice, e) is called out due to batter's interference, or f) reaches base on a passed ball or wild pitch that occurs with two strikes on the batter. At-bats (or "times at bat") are used for the calculation of a player's batting average and slugging percentage.

Hope this helps.

Mike F.