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From: cpf@lasspvax.UUCP (Courtenay Footman)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: scoring question
Message-ID: <409@lasspvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 16:44:13 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 27 16:44:13 1985
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In article <539@bentley.UUCP> ran@bentley.UUCP (RA Novo) writes:
>A friend of mine brought up an interesting scoring question. There is
>...
>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.
>
10.19.c.1: "When, during the tenure of the starting pitcher, the winning
team assumes the lead and maintains it to the finish of the game, credit
the victory to the relief pitcher judged by the scorer to have been the
most effective;"
   I would hate to be the scorer in this situation.
>
>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?
>
10.19.g: "In some non-championship games (such as the Major League All-Star
Game) it is provided in advance that each pitcher shall work a stated number
of innings, usually two or three.  In such games, it is customary to credit
the victory to the pitcher of record, whether starter or reliever, when the
winning team takes a lead which it maintains to the end of the game, unless
such pitcher is knocked out after the winning team has a commanding lead,
and the scorer believes a subsequent pitcher is entitled to credit for the
victory."
>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
Hope this has been of help.  All quotes are from "Official Baseball Rules",
1982 ed., (C) 1982, The Commissioner of Baseball.
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