Clipping:The pitcher given an assist on a strike out; scoring errors for wild pitches and passed balls
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| Date | Wednesday, March 11, 1885 |
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| Text | [reporting on the NL meeting of 3/7] Scoring rules were taken up and section 6 of rule 70 was amended to read “an assist shall be given the pitcher when the batsman fails to hit the ball on three strikes, and the same shall also be put in the summary.” This is really crediting a pitcher with an assist which he is not entitled, but it is done to make an uniformity in scoring. Section 7 of rule 70 was amended by adding “wild pitched and passed balls shall be charged to the pitcher and catcher respectively in the error column, and also in the summary.” This, like giving the pitcher an assist, is recorded twice to prevent confusion in the scoring rules. The Sporting Life March 11, 1885 Wild pitches and passed balls shall be charged to the pitcher and catcher respectively in the error column, and shall also appear in the summary. This is a victory for the Boston base ball scorers, as they have been fighting for this change in the rules for some time, but it took considerable fighting before it could be carried. (St. Louis) Missouri Republican March 8, 1885 |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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