Clipping:Scoring bases on balls, wild pitches, and passed balls as errors

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Date Saturday, June 14, 1884
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The National League’s rules of scoring differ from those of other associations in that bases on balls, wild pitches and passed balls are included in the error column. Thus we frequently find a pitcher and catcher aggregating ten and twelve errors themselves. It is extremely unfair, for both pitcher and catcher have just the same chances for errors on fly balls, grounders and thrown balls that other fielders have. Besides, under League rules this year they have an additional chance given for every ball pitched, which no other fielder has. In all other associations the pitcher is credited with wild pitches and bases on balls in the summary of the score, as is the catcher on passed balls. St., quoting the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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