http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1757 This and that about baseball stats. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 17:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1757/comment-page-1#comment-6983 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:38:04 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1757#comment-6983 If the deciding runs are scored in the first inning, it's silly that a reliever pitching the second and third innings can get a win, but a starter pitching four can't.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1757/comment-page-1#comment-6973 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:01:53 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1757#comment-6973 Aawillsher, no, because the Rangers took the lead when van Poppel was pitching. If they had gotten the lead when the starter was still in, then it's scorer's discretion because the SP is not eligible for the win.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1757/comment-page-1#comment-6972 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:34:35 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1757#comment-6972 *The May 13, 1966 game was a 0-0 tie until Jimmy Wynn's top of the ninth home run, giving the Astros their 1-0 win.
*The October 1, 1982 game was a 0-0 tie until a top of the 10th Hubie Brooks Sac Fly, giving the Mets their 1-0 win.
*The June 3, 1988 game was won in the bottom of the ninth by a pinch hit single by Pirate Mike Diaz.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1757/comment-page-1#comment-6971 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1757#comment-6971 Isn't that the kind of game where the official scorer has discretion in awarding the win? I'm surprised the win didn't go to Benoit. Seven innings and one run is much more impressive than two innings and no runs.

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