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Originally Posted by zappa1
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"... earned‑run logic always hinges on
reconstructing the inning as if the defense made no errors."
Keeping in mind that when we say "AI" we are referring to its database which is the web. Iow, this is what most people who write articles on the subject would agree with. I guarantee that most baseball fans count errors the same way - that the runner reaching on error does not exist:
2. Second batter
- Reaches on an error.
This is the key event.
Runner on first, 1 out — but in the reconstructed inning, this runner does NOT exist.
Obviously by not existing the - runs are unearned if scored after what would have been the 3rd out - rule cannot apply.
And in certain situations - like this present one - the ruling makes no sense since the number of outs typically impacts decision-making - like trying for 3rd when there are one out vs two. Feller would have held up at 2B if he actually represented the final out and the run at home would have counted as an earned run all things remaining equal (meaning Hartsfield arrived safe at home).