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Error with ERA (solved)

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:15 pm
by tjans
I scored a Strat-O-Matic game tonight and for the home team, the ERA isn't calculating even though there were earned runs during the game. Here's some information about the game:

GameID: 65fe9cbe-5ecd-4ccd-a568-7bc1e0fc90d0
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Re: Error with ERA

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:22 pm
by FTMSupport
The ER column is the number of earned runs. There are no earned runs in the game, and therefore there is a 0 ERA. The "R" column is the runs scored, but ER is earned runs.

Re: Error with ERA

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:26 pm
by tjans
Doh, I highlighted the wrong column, my bad. I just went through the play by play, it seems like there should have been some earned runs counted...maybe I'm missing some nuance in scoring rules, but there were a few runs that should have been earned as I understand it...

Re: Error with ERA

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:29 pm
by FTMSupport
If you want to recap an inning from the first batter to the last where you think some earned runs were not counted, we can go through it.

Re: Error with ERA

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:33 pm
by tjans
Top of 5th
D Porter Strikeout Swinging 0 2
L Smith Reach on Error 0 2
D Iorg Double, [L Smith Scores] 1 2
W McGee Walk 1 2
O Smith Walk, [D Iorg advances to Third], [W McGee advances to Second] 1 2
T Herr Strikeout Swinging 1 2
K Oberkfell Double, [D Iorg Scores], [W McGee Scores], [O Smith Scores] 4 2
K Hernandez Single, [K Oberkfell Scores] 5 2
G Hendrick Single, [K Hernandez advances to Second] 5 2
D Porter B McClure replaces P Vuckovich as Pitcher, Single, [K Hernandez Scores], [G Hendrick advances to Third] 6 2
L Smith Ground out
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The L Smith run should be unearned because of the error
Wouldn't the Iorg run be earned because he reached on a double, and then was plated by another double?
Also, McGee and Smith, Oberkfell, Hernandez runs should all be earned as well

What am I missing? I'm not a scoring expert, so I could very well be missing something trivial here.

Re: Error with ERA

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:34 pm
by FTMSupport
You can stop right here:

D Porter Strikeout Swinging 0 2
L Smith Reach on Error 0 2
D Iorg Double, [L Smith Scores] 1 2
W McGee Walk 1 2
O Smith Walk, [D Iorg advances to Third], [W McGee advances to Second] 1 2
T Herr Strikeout Swinging 1 2

The out by T Herr should have been the third out of the inning if it was played with error free fielding, and no earned runs would have scored. Therefore all runs after that point are unearned.

Re: Error with ERA

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:38 pm
by tjans
Ahh yes. I hadn't thought about it that way. I was just so pissed that I gave up that many runs that I didn't realize the Herr error should have been an out...