Illegal use of pitcher

[Cory S. Ridgway]

I've noticed what I thought was an error a number of times when simming, but as I don't keep the logs I assumed that I was imaging things. But I don't see a legal explanation for this box score. In this game Steve Karsay entered the game after two other pitchers had pitched 7 full innings, he pitched 1.1 innings himself, yet was pinch-hit for. This is impossible. The innings pitched total for all pitchers up to and include one who is pinch-hit for must equal a whole number of innings. As far as I can tell, in the following game, Tony Eusebio pinch-hit for Karsay in the bottom of the 8th but Karsay still returned to the mound to start the 9th.


Cory Ridgway



Game No.: 2322.
9/21/2002:
Los Angeles at San Diego



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
San Diego 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 X 5 12 0



Los Angeles AB R H BI BB K AVG
D. Roberts RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263
C. Izturis SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .247
P. Loduca C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307
K. Griffey Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256
B. Jordan LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267
E. Karros 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .303
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266
A. Beltre 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .282
H. Nomo P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095
M. Grissom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295
P. Quantrill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
C. Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Thurston PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364
G. Carrara P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Totals: 29 1 4 1 3 4

BATTING:
Doubles:
P. Loduca (30, 4th inning off Jarvis, 0 on, 2 out.)

Homeruns:
A. Beltre (14, 6th inning off Choate, 0 on, 0 out.)

Runs Batted In:
A. Beltre (73)


FIELDING:
Errors:
E. Karros (8)



San Diego AB R H BI BB K AVG
C. Crespo LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .250
J. Macias 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .300
R. Choate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Karsay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Eusebio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .139
A. Embree P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B. Abreu RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .320
J. Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287
N. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G. Kapler CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .269
S. Burroughs 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .293
D. Jimenez SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 .241
K. Jarvis P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .167
R. Vazquez 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .254

Totals: 34 5 12 5 4 5

BATTING:
Doubles:
B. Abreu (45, 8th inning off Carrara, 0 on, 2 out.) S. Burroughs (18, 5th
inning off Nomo, 1 on, 1 out.)

Homeruns:
S. Burroughs (11, 4th inning off Nomo, 0 on, 1 out.)

Runs Batted In:
C. Crespo (6), J. Macias (36), B. Abreu (79), S. Burroughs (67)
R. Vazquez (36)

Caught Stealing:
C. Crespo (6), B. Abreu (20)

Sacrifice Flies:
B. Abreu (3)





PITCHING:

Los Angeles IP H R ER BB K PI PS ERA RECORD
H. Nomo L 5 10 5 5 4 4 96 52 6.15 7-17
P. Quantrill 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 17 11 2.96
C. Bradford 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5.17
G. Carrara 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 8 2.55

San Diego IP H R ER BB K PI PS ERA RECORD
K. Jarvis W 5 1 0 0 1 3 66 36 4.66 11-15
R. Choate 2 3 1 1 2 0 48 22 3.52
S. Karsay 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 8 5 4.15
A. Embree 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.47



Time: 3:18
Attendance: 43845 (67500)
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Kevin Jarvis



Game notes:
Adrian Beltre extends his hitting streak to a career high 10 games!

[Scott Vibert]

I haven't seen this issue in the manner you have reported. I have reported this on the issues list so that people are aware of it.