Box score question

When a pitcher doesn't record an out in an inning, he is usually credited with a "+" to indicate that he pitched in that inning, but didn't record an out (i.e., someone who pitched 5+ innings threw into the sixth, but didn't get an out).

But what about someone who doesn't record an out in the bottom half of the final inning (when the other team scores the game-winner without recording an out)? Is he credited with the full inning or just given a "+"?

I'd guess he gets the full inning, since he did technically complete the inning, but just wanted to check.

 

No. It still goes down as 0 innings but at the bottom it will say "Blow pitched to 4 batters in the ninth inning."

 

Baseball stats make my head hurt.

 

Same reason you can have an ERA of infinity. Because you can't divide by 0.

Baseball stats are one place where I am completely old-school. Every sportswriter should have a passion for them. Period.

 

Easy for you to say, shottie. You have the codas to do the stats for you.

 

They were little coda embryos when I was keeping stats for my local teener league, buddy.

 

Truth is, shottie, old guys like us have a far greater appreciation of keeping score and stats then the generation that grew up with computers to do it for them.

 

That, I think you'll agree, is one instance where something precious was lost with progress.

 

Absolutely... and the art reading a full box score and being able to figure out pretty much what happened in the game.

 

This isn't relevant to the pitcher's stats, but the boxscore will also have the notation "No outs when the winning run scored." I also am a boxscore purist.

 

Well played.