ERA strangeness

damonrusst · 10-03-2009, 05:45 PM

I just had a starting pitcher allow 6 runs and my team had no errors but the box score only shows 5 earned runs for him. Is this possible or a glitch?

Afino · 10-03-2009, 05:51 PM

Yeah, there's a known bug if you look through Tech Support regarding Earned Runs issues. More than one thread....

Is it possible there was a passed ball though that allowed a runner to go from 3rd to home?

SteveP · 10-03-2009, 06:00 PM

The most common reason for this to happen (and it is a bug) is this:

Baserunner with 2 outs, hit to OF, baserunner scores, batter (or another baserunner) is thrown out to end the inning on the same play. The run will be added to score, but it will not be recorded as an ER (nor will it show up properly in the summary of that half-inning that's posted in the gamelog).

damonrusst · 10-03-2009, 06:18 PM

no passed balls but pretty sure the scenario SteveP mentioned happened. Will doublecheck. Hope that's addressed in the upcoming patch.

Just out of curiosity, if there was a passed ball, would it have correct to record it as an unearned run?

Afino · 10-03-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by damonrusst

no passed balls but pretty sure the scenario SteveP mentioned happened. Will doublecheck. Hope that's addressed in the upcoming patch.

Just out of curiosity, if there was a passed ball, would it have correct to record it as an unearned run?

Rule 10.16(d) makes it clear.

"No run shall be earned when the scoring runner’s advance has been aided by an error, a passed ball or defensive interference or obstruction, if in the official scorer’s judgment the run would not have scored without the aid of such misplay."

damonrusst · 10-03-2009, 07:22 PM

Cool, but wild pitches count as earned runs, no?

PhillieFever · 10-03-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by damonrusst

Cool, but wild pitches count as earned runs, no?

Sure do, because they are the fault of the pitcher.

SteveP · 10-03-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by damonrusst

Hope that's addressed in the upcoming patch.

I think not, but could be proved wrong by events. If not, it will probably be looked at again for OOTP11.

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10-03-2009, 06:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
SteveP Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,776 Thanks: 6 Thanked 261x in 198 posts	The most common reason for this to happen (and it is a bug) is this: Baserunner with 2 outs, hit to OF, baserunner scores, batter (or another baserunner) is thrown out to end the inning on the same play. The run will be added to score, but it will not be recorded as an ER (nor will it show up properly in the summary of that half-inning that's posted in the gamelog).

10-03-2009, 06:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
damonrusst Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 275 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	no passed balls but pretty sure the scenario SteveP mentioned happened. Will doublecheck. Hope that's addressed in the upcoming patch. Just out of curiosity, if there was a passed ball, would it have correct to record it as an unearned run?

10-03-2009, 07:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
damonrusst Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 275 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	Cool, but wild pitches count as earned runs, no?