Clipping:Proposals for changes to the scoring rules

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Date	Sunday, November 12, 1882
Text	In the matter of scoring, some changes are also demanded. As the rules now stand every scorer is left to his own judgment, and it is very seldom that two of them ever agree. The catcher should be given an error for every passed ball, in addition to being charged with passed balls. Batsmen reaching base on called balls should be credited with base hits, which go against the pitcher and make him more careful in his delivery. In addition to having a base hit charged against him in a case like this, he should also be charged with an error. We would also suggest that the pitcher be charged with an error on a wild pitch. In any light we view a passed ball or a wild pitch, they are errors, and errors often of the most damaging nature, and there is no reason why they should not be scored as such. As the rules now stand they are too lenient to the pitcher and catcher.
Source	Philadelphia Item
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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