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As a result, a number of fielders will be involved if a run down takes a while to complete, and the putout will read like a telephone number (for example 1-3-4-2-6-3, representing a runner caught between first base and second on a pick-off attempt, with the first baseman, both middle infielders and the catcher also involved in snuffing out the runner).
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A great deal of baseball research material has moved onto the Web, and more is coming all the time. But, so far, most of that material has been statistical and tabular. The slowest material to migrate has been narrative — history, biography, analysis — and books remain a good source of information. In addition, some material which should have moved...
This class of work has been most heavily affected by the web, with virtually all of the statistical material available in these volumes moving there. One, however, retains some relevance. Thorn, John, Pete Palmer, et al., eds. Total Baseball, Seventh Edition: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball. New York: Total Sports, 2003, 2,502 pp...
Guidebooks have been produced since 1860. Over the years, they have contained various things, from constitutions and rules to instructional material. The underlying theme, however, has always been a review of the previous season with a fairly thorough statistical compilation. For the 19th century, they are a primary source. The titles are not exact...
SABR’s Emerald Guide to Baseball. 2007-present. Society for American Baseball Research. The only annual guide currently being published. Contains many features not found in earlier guides, especially fuller minor league information. Visit the Research Resources page to download PDFs of any past Emerald Guide. The Sporting News Official Baseball Gui...
The Sporting News Official Baseball Register. 1940-2006. St. Louis: The Sporting News. Most of this material has been superseded by web-based resources, but nuggets of information such as nicknames, ethnicity and pronunciation are scattered through the volumes. The Register contains players’ career records with year-by-year statistics, including mi...
Dickson, Paul, ed. The Dickson Baseball Dictionary. New York: W.W. Norton, 2009, 974 pp. An extremely useful, annotated list of baseball terms, their origins and meanings and references to their first appearance in print. A must. This book is the third edition, with the original from Facts on File in 1989 and the second from Harcourt Brace in 1999....
Book reviews of baseball books can be hard to find. Several sources are Nine (see Baseball Print Periodicals), Base Ball and Black Ball (semi-annual journals from McFarland) and the newsletter of SABR’s Bibliography Research Committee. The short-lived SABR Review of Books (annually 1986-1990) and its successor The Cooperstown Review: A Forum of Bas...
Many of the books cited here, and others you may decide you need for your research, are out of print. Your local library may be able to find them through inter-library loan. Here is a short list of used book dealers who specialize in baseball books. All are SABR members and all deal through the mail: 1. R.”Bobby” Plapinger (baseballbooks@opendoor.c...
Checklist on What to Complete in Scorebook. √ Lineup – Get the lineup for both teams before game starts, and put in book with player names and uniform numbers (typically, put visitor team on left page and home team on right page, check appropriate box). √ Team names – V is visitor / H is home.
A slang term for a baseball record that is disputed in popular opinion (i.e., unofficially) because of a perception that the record holder had an unfair advantage in attaining the record. It implies that the record requires a footnote explaining the purportedly unfair advantage, with the asterisk being a symbol commonly used in typography to call out footnotes.
Mar 3, 2023 · Rundowns occur during non-force out situations, when fielders must tag the runner to get an out. Runners may not leave the base path to avoid being tagged. Two players may not occupy the same base. A player touching a base is safe and may not be tagged out. Base runners may intentionally force a rundown to allow a runner on third base to score.
Feb 26, 2018 · How to do a Baseball Rundown: Get the baseball into your throwing hand. You want this so you can tag or throw quickly. Choose your throwing path. Both infielders, whether throwing the ball or receiving it, should get to the same side of the base runner. For example, both players get to the infield grass side.
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Oct 20, 2021 · Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP) A statistic used to measure how often a pitcher allows runners to reach base. To calculate, take the total numbers of Hits, Walks, and Batters Hit By Pitch. Divide that total number by the number of innings pitched. Example: 70 Hits + 30 Walks in 100 Innings would result in a 1.00 WHIP.
