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Hits Elevated to Prominent Status in Box Scores
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | Stats and Box ScoresStats and Box Scores |
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| City/State/Country: | New York, NY, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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In the September 19, 1867 issue of The Ball Players’ Chronicle, hits are placed side-by-side with runs and outs for the first time in a series of box scores throughout the periodical. They are abbreviated with the letter “B” for the number of at-bats in a game for which “bases are made on hits."
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| Sources | The Ball Players' Chronicle (New York City, NY), 19 September 1867. |
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| Comment | For a short history of batting measures, see Colin Dew-Becker, “Foundations of Batting Analysis,” p 1 – 9: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0btLf16riTacFVEUV9CUi1UQ3c/ Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Submitted by | Colin Dew-Becker |
| Submission Note | Email of 9/15/2014 |
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1869.5 Hits Elevated to Prominent Status in Box Scores"
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