Stat error

mmartin68 · 06-04-2009, 10:24 PM

I just had something happened that someone should look into. i had a runner on second and no outs. I bunted for a sacrifice. The third baseman threw wild for an error. My batter's average went down. He should have had a sacrifice and his average shouldn't have went down

Feel free to move this if it is not in the right place

Bluenoser · 06-05-2009, 06:00 AM

If there's an error on the play then he didn't get a hit/sacrifice and his avg would drop.

mmartin68 · 06-05-2009, 07:37 AM

That is not true . You can't punish the batter who sacrifices because the fielder throws wild. You would score it a sacrifice and an error. Now, its a different story if you are bunting for a hit.

OldFatGuy · 06-05-2009, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmartin68

That is not true . You can't punish the batter who sacrifices because the fielder throws wild. You would score it a sacrifice and an error. Now, its a different story if you are bunting for a hit.

Yes, this is correct IF the errant throw were to first. However, if the fielder threw wildly to second trying to get the runner, and in the view of the official scorer a good throw would've gotten the runner, than in that case the batter is not awarded a sacrifice, and instead is charged a fielder's choice, just like if the throw were good and he had gotten the lead runner. You didn't specify where the wild throw occurred.

mmartin68 · 06-05-2009, 07:51 AM

It was a throw to first.

Ankit · 06-05-2009, 12:48 PM

This appears to be a bug... It was a sac bunt and an error. It should be scored as such. Batter's batting average shouldn't have gone down.

cody8200 · 06-05-2009, 12:53 PM

this is bz'd 3170.

06-04-2009, 10:24 PM	#1
mmartin68 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wooster, Ohio Posts: 135	Stat error I just had something happened that someone should look into. i had a runner on second and no outs. I bunted for a sacrifice. The third baseman threw wild for an error. My batter's average went down. He should have had a sacrifice and his average shouldn't have went down Feel free to move this if it is not in the right place

06-05-2009, 06:00 AM	#2
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,513	If there's an error on the play then he didn't get a hit/sacrifice and his avg would drop.

06-05-2009, 07:37 AM	#3
mmartin68 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wooster, Ohio Posts: 135	That is not true . You can't punish the batter who sacrifices because the fielder throws wild. You would score it a sacrifice and an error. Now, its a different story if you are bunting for a hit.

06-05-2009, 07:51 AM	#5
mmartin68 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wooster, Ohio Posts: 135	It was a throw to first.

06-05-2009, 12:48 PM	#6
Ankit All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 603	This appears to be a bug... It was a sac bunt and an error. It should be scored as such. Batter's batting average shouldn't have gone down.

06-05-2009, 12:53 PM	#7
cody8200 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,436	this is bz'd 3170.