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| Glossary of Box Score Abbreviations |
 
Positions, Abbreviation, scorecard number:
Pitcher, P, 1
Catcher, C, 2
First Base, 1B, 3
Second Base, 2B, 4
Third Base, 3B, 5
Short Stop, SS, 6
Left Field, LF, 7,
Centre Field, CF, 8
Right Field, RF, 9
Designated Hitter, DH
Notes: Third base comes before Short Stop because originally the SS was an outfielder.
AB = At Bats – How many official Abs the player had in the game, note Walks and sacrifices don't count as official Abs
R = Runs scored by the player in the game
H = Hits – number of times the player reached base safely by putting the ball in play
RBI = Runs Batted in – the number of runs that scored as a result of the players at bat, note runs scored as a result of hitting into a double play don't count, runs scored as a result of the player drawing a base on balls or being hit by a pitch do. Also the official scorer may decide not to award an RBI if there was an error on the play.
BB = Base on Balls, number of times the player walked (does not include Hit By Pitch)
SO = Struck Out, how many times the player struck out
LOB = Left On Base, the number of runners that were on base when the player batted who didn't score during his at bat
AVG = Batting Average (number of hits divided by number of official at bats), note this is the ongoing batting average for the season, not the game
Batting Abbreviations:
2B = A hit where the runner reaches second base (double)
3B = A hit where the runner reaches third base (triple)
HR:= Home Run
TB = Total bases (if a hitter hits a single, then a double his total bases would be three etc.)
RBI = Runs Batted In
2-out RBI = As above but happened when two runners were out
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out = Being in scoring position usually means a runner being on second or third base.
S.= Sacrifice hit, usually a bunt that allows a runner to advance, no official at bat is recorded against the hitter
SF = Sacrifice fly, A fly ball that is caught but is deep enough to allow the runner on third (if there is one of course) to tag up* and score.
GIDP = Ground into Double Play, means the batter hit a ground ball which enabled the defence to get two players out. There has to be a runner on base who can be forced out.
Team RISP How many hits the team got with runners in scoring position, so 2 for 12 means that there were a total of twelve at bats by the team with runners in scoring position, and on two occasions the team got a hit.
Team LOB = LOB means Left On Base and is the total number of players that were on base when the final out was made in any inning. Players that were on base but were retired (got out) don't count; so if a hitter grounds into a double play the player who is 'doubled off' would not count for this purpose
Baserunning:
SB = Stolen Base, followed by the runners who stole a base in the game, followed in brackets by how many bases that player has stolen in the season, then by which base he stole and then by who the pitcher and catcher were
CS = Caught stealing as above but the would be thief was caught, how many times he's been caught in the season and pitcher/catcher responsible
PO = Picked Off Similar to CS, but means the pitcher managed to catch the baserunner off base and he was tagged out.
Fielding:
E = Error followed by the player who made the error, (number of errors in the season, how the error was made)
DP = Double plays turned number of Double plays (fielders who were involved in the double plays)
Pitching abbreviations:
IP = Innings Pitched, note each out is counted as one third of an inning and is denoted by .1, so if a pitcher pitches 3 full innings and then gets two batters out in the fourth IP would = 3.2)
H = Hits given up
R = Runs scored by an opponent that got on base off the pitcher in question – So if Fred allowed a runner to reach base by any means and that runner eventually scores, that run is debited to Fred, no matter who was pitching when the runner scores.
ER = Earned Runs – As runs above, but if the run scores due to an error then the run is not 'earned'
BB = Base on Balls
SO = Struck Out – denotes the number of batters that pitcher struck out
HR = Home Runs given up
ERA = Earned Run Average. The number or earned runs allowed, divided by the number of innings pitched, the total then multiplied by nine to represent the number of runs the pitcher would have allowed over nine inning. Note this number is the pitchers ERA for the season, not the game in question)
WP = Wild Pitch, followed by the number of wild pitches, and which pitcher(s) were responsible
IBB = Intentional Base on Balls, where the pitcher deliberately walks the batter on instructions from his manager.
HBP = Hit By Pitch (batter hit, Pitcher who hit him)
Pitches – Strikes = How many pitches each pitcher made in the game – number that were strikes
Groundouts-Flyouts number of hitters retired by getting them to hit ground balls for the out - number of hitters retired by getting them to hit fly balls for the out
Batters faced: Self explanatory
Inherited runners-scored – The number of runners that were on base when a relief pitcher came into the game – how many of them scored
Umpires: The names of the crew followed by the positions they were umpiring, HP being Home Plate, i.e. The dude calling balls and strikes
Weather Temperature when the game started, in English refreshingly rather than the French we use in this country!, and the overhead conditions
Wind Speed (also in English not French), direction relevant to the playing field
T: Time the game took to complete
Att = Attendance, usually refers to the number of ticket issued, not the number of people in attendance which is often a lot lower than the number shown
The date the game was played
* Tagging up means touching the base previously occupied after the ball is caught, this enables the runner to advance at his own risk
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Posted bygalraen on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 07:50 (1143 Reads)
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| Baseball goes to war- By LondonTribe |
With the sixtieth anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two fast approaching, and survivors of the twentieth century’s first global conflict sadly almost all no longer with us, I thought I’d write an article highlighting some of impacts these conflicts had on Major League Baseball. If nothing else, hopefully this article will provide a dose of much-needed perspective at a time when the concept of “war” and “battles” in baseball are casually used to describe competition for the signatures of marquee free agents courtships, verbal spats between Yankee and Red Sox fans and the seemingly neverending steroid and HGH controversies.
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Posted byleemarlin87 on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 02:50 (1520 Reads)
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| A-ROD...FROM HERO TO ZERO? - by MiracleMets |
OK, so it looks like we finally have a brand new Baseball Public Enemy #1. Out with the old - Barry Bonds - and in with the new - Alex Rodriguez.
 But before I even mention ‘A-RodGate’, the only reason I've always defended Barry Bonds and his record as a hitter, is that we do actually have a Constitution and a presumption of innocence in order to defend even rich and priviledged people like Bonds, it’s actually basic 1st year law school 101 - ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof rests on who asserts, not on who denies)
So let’s just say that in a hypothetical The People vs. Barry Bonds case, for the defence I have 756 home runs as exhibits of (so far) untainted evidence which support my belief that Bonds is/was the greatest slugger of all time.
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Posted byleemarlin87 on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 09:19 (1080 Reads)
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| SHEA STADIUM memories ~ By Miracle Mets |
Well we paid our (probable) final ever visit to William A. Shea Municipal Stadium last night, so that as they say is just about the end of that.
A couple of weekends ago I also went up to Yankee Stadium. Under most circumstances (except for inter-league Mets v Yankees games) the New York Giants offensive line, running at me full throttle, couldn't force my ass through the door of Yankee Stadium, but I'd be surprised if most Mets fans like me haven't had a sneaky visit there this year, if only to say they were there before they finally tore it down after 85 mostly glorious years. Plus, the Yankees lost and they're done for another year, so obviously all the negative vibes that I was directing towards their dugout did the trick.
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Posted bygalraen on Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 03:48 (1682 Reads)
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| The ten worst Award decisions ~ by Soxonian |
Sometimes it seems like awards in Major League Baseball exist only to generate controversy amongst the fans, with deserving players being overlooked year after year. Many years the choices are obvious- in other times, people with different criteria end up arguing for different candidates. More often that one would like, the choice is obvious and the wrong guy still ends up getting picked.
The constraint of getting this list down to ten personal favourites, and ensuring a balance between leagues and awards, has meant some very questionable decisions have been left off. Dishonourable mentions go to the selection of Sosa over McGwire as National League MVP in 1998 (you'd have thought the guy who actually won the homerun arms race would get it, no?) Yogi Berra being awarded the 1955 AL MVP over Mickey Mantle and Al Kaline, who had much better offensive seasons, Bartolo Colon's Cy Young Award, and most recently Jimmy Rollins' selection as last year's National League honouree despite putting up a far-from-impressive .344 OBP. Three of those 'robbed' were Boston Red Sox- I make no bones of their inclusions on this list, since I think all three stand on their merits.
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Posted bygalraen on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 06:08 (1926 Reads)
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| Deadline Dealing - by CreweAlexRock |
The MLB trade deadline passed at 4pm ET on July 31, and in the months of June and July many notable players were traded. All trades strengthened teams looking to get into the post season, to give fans a chance to be optimistic about their chances.
The trade system in Major League Baseball is quite simple. Teams may trade only players currently under contract, except players who have been drafted in the last year. Trades between two or more major league teams may freely occur at any time between the end of the World Series the year before and July 31st. In August, trades may only be made after all players in the trade clear waivers or are not on 40-man rosters. Players acquired after August 31 are ineligible for the postseason roster unless they replace an injured player. Teams may not trade draft choices, but may purchase the rights to Rule 5 Draft Picks.
This article looks at the major transactions from the past two months.
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Posted bygalraen on Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 07:35 (1784 Reads)
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| Pete Rose: An acceptable punishment? - by FilthyRitch |
This article has one important figure attached to it. 4,256. That’s the amount of hits Pete Rose equated in his 23 year playing career. Whilst passing Ty Cobb to become Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader, he made one fatal mistake.
Pete Rose bet on baseball. He finally admitted that whilst managing the Cincinnati Red’s, he bet on Baseball every night, often to the sums of $10,000. His biggest mistake however is publicly campaigning for 15 years insisting that he did NOT bet on Baseball. Even after the publishing of attorney John Dowd’s 225 page report detailing insurmountable evidence against Pete Rose he still pleaded his innocence.
Pete Rose was banned from Baseball by outgoing commissioner Peter Ueberroth and replacement Bart Giamatti in 1989 and was therefore placed on Baseball’s Ineligible list. At the time he was banned there was no rule at the Hall of Fame to exclude ineligible players from the Hall. This however was introduced in 1991 and ever since it’s looked less and less likely that Pete Rose will be allowed in.
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Posted bygalraen on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 10:04 (2456 Reads)
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| Home Run Derby ruined my swing - Fact or Fiction by TamSyndrome |
There has been much debate recently about the effect the Home Run Derby has on players who participate in it. Some players have declined to take part alleging that participating causes players to change their swings, which has an adverse affect on their subsequent performance. Many fans have expressed their opinion that their teams sluggers shouldn't participate for the same reason. Other players and fans have poured scorn on the concept, pointing out that in fact it's just an extension of batting practice that they undertake every day, and that any effect is mostly in the mind, or just an excuse to spare their blushes.
So, where does the truth lie? I decided to do some research into the subject, breaking the pre and post All Star Game performances of those who took part in recent Home Run Derbys. Before I began this research, I thought it was purely an excuse used by hitters for a poor second half, you guys can draw your own conclusions. Read on to see the pre and post All Star Game numbers for all the Home Run Derby participants in 2007.
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Posted bygalraen on Monday, July 14, 2008 - 03:31 (2077 Reads)
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| Mid-Summer mystery - by CubbieDream |
With major league teams ready to shut down for the all star break the age old debate is ready to return from hibernation. Should the All-Star game’s outcome have any significance other than bragging rights? And if we persist to give it significance should the farce that is fan voting continue? We should also ask the question is there a fair way to select the teams, as even manager selection can be a puzzler, just look at Jason Varitek’s inclusion this year, I’m not sure what says ‘I’m not a all-star’ more, the .220 batting average that he currently holds or his .300 OBP , but the saying ‘it’s good to have friends in high places’ comes to mind. Hi Mr Francona!
I’m not here to filter through the rosters, the names of players that shouldn’t be there, because I don’t think that I have to, everyone knows who should and should not be there, everyone knows that this is a popularity vote more than anything, and everyone knows that the smaller your teams fan base is the less chance you have of making it to the heights of the mid summer classic.
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Posted bygalraen on Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 11:01 (1818 Reads)
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Within this article I will look at some of the moves that teams have made, some minor, some major. Obviously I can‘t address every move that has been made. Each team will be looking to improve its team from 2008 to hopefully reach the holy grail of a championship ring. With Christmas just around the corner I thought this was the perfect time to look at the acquisitions so far. The trade and free agent market is in full flow, many deals will be done after this article is long gone, however many teams have already made a splash, here are some of the movers and shakers so far: