Clipping:Reason for no at bat on a base on balls

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Date Sunday, January 14, 1877
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One of the papers which object to the League system of scoring, asks why a “time at bat” should not be given when a player is sent to base on called balls. The answer is simple: Because, if the umpiring is correct, he didn’t have his proper opportunity to hit the ball, and inasmuch as the time at bat has a tendency to lessen the player’s score, it would be unfair to give it to him unless you also gave him a chance to increase his score of clean hits.

Source Chicago Tribune
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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