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Who attributes an error?

califano · 2008-07-20 20:18:10

In a baseball game who determines and attributes an error?. Is it the ground staff officials or the men upstairs?. Basically how is an error attribted?. Also does an error count against a particular players statistics and if so how?.

20-07-2008 9:18pm

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califano

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In a baseball game who determines and attributes an error?. Is it the ground staff officials or the men upstairs?. Basically how is an error attribted?.

Also does an error count against a particular players statistics and if so how?.

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#2 22-07-2008 9:58am

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There is an official scorer (from MLB) at every game who attributes errors on plays.. An error is deemed to be made when a player doesn't make an out which he ought to have. (eg drops the ball or fumbles and can't get the man at first then). Errors made by players exists as a stat by itself. Also every player also has a fielding percentage stat and errors help make up this stat (total putouts % total chances (expressed as a percentage)).

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#3 23-07-2008 9:44am

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I think the scorer is generally a hometowner, so often times what should have went as an error for the visiting team gets ruled a base-hit, just to increase the batting average of the home player.

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