How to Determine a Fielding Error

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Tip 1 - Errors | Baseball Scoring Rules on WordPress.com

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Len Deering | permalink

A common difficulty among scorers is determining if an error should be charged on a play or not. Hopefully this article will help you make sense of the error rule which is covered in 10.12 in the official scoring rules. The basic rule is that an error is charged if a batter's at bat is…

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Tip 2 - What's an error in baseball?

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by plyr 58 | permalink

What's an error in baseball? Learn about errors in baseball in this article from HowStuffWorks.
Tags: baseball, game, sports

For further reading: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/error-in-baseball.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - Official Rules

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ami Barayev | permalink

For further reading: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_scorer_10.jsp ^[3]

Tip 4 - Sabermetrics: Fielding percentage and errors don’t tell whole story

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Herb Perone | permalink

When it comes to conventional fielding statistics in baseball, getting in good position to make the play can actually put you at a disadvantage.

For further reading: http://www.browndailyherald.com/2013/04/16/sabermetrics-fielding-percentage-and-error-dont-tell-whole-story/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Do You Get an RBI on a Fielding Error? | eHow

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gavin Percy | permalink

An RBI, or run batted in, is awarded to a player who successfully brings home a runner currently on base with a hit, walk or sacrifice. Occasionally, a batter will earn an RBI on for a play during which a fielder commits an error. The decision to award an RBI rests with the game's official scorer and depends on the situation.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/facts_6831368_do-rbi-fielding-error_.html ^[5]