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From: ran@bentley.UUCP (RA Novo)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: scoring question
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 09:21:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: bentley.539
Posted: Fri Jul 26 09:21:59 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Jul-85 03:15:49 EDT
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A friend of mine brought up an interesting scoring question. There is
a rule in baseball that states that for a starting pitcher to get a win,
he must go a minimum of five innings. In the following situation then,
who gets credit for the win?

Team A is visiting at team B. The leadoff hitter for team A hits a home
run for the game's only run. The starting pitcher for team A pitches the
bottom of the first, and then is removed with a blister. Team A uses 9
different pitchers, each of which works for exactly one inning, and then
is removed for one of several assorted reasons. (Injury, Pinch-hitter, etc.)
But the final score of the game is 1-0, and team B does not mount any  
substantial threats against any of the opponents pitchers.

True, this situation may be a bit far fetched, but I think that it is the best
that can be used as an example to explain the starting pitcher five inning
rule.

Off on a side note: If the starting pitcher must go five innings for the
win credit, why did LaMarr Hoyt win the all-star game? Shouldn't it have been
Nolan Ryan?

-- 

Robert A. Novo				"Captain! They put creatures
AT&T Bell Labs				 in our ears! They made us say
Piscataway, NJ                           things that weren't true!"
...bentley!ran