My apologies if this isn't the right place to post this. I've started using scoring software for my son's AAU baseball team, and after reviewing the stats, I had question as to which pitcher was responsible for which runs that scored in an inning that happened this past opening weekend, and how many of those runs were earned. I have no stake in any of this; it's only for the betterment of my understanding that I ask the question.
The play of the inning is as follows.
Pitcher A started the inning, and had the following sequence of events:
1) First hitter walks.
2) Second hitter sacrifice bunts - first hitter advanced to second on sac bunt. (1 Out)
3) Third hitter singles, first hitter from second scores (1st run of inning).
4) Third hitter steals second.
5) Fourth hitter hits a routine ground ball to short, which is booted, resulting in the third hitter advancing to third base, and the fourth hitter reaching first base.
6) Fifth hitter walks, loading the bases with one out and one run in.
Pitcher B replaces pitcher A, and has the following sequence of events:
1) Sixth hitter walks, bringing in third hitter to score (2nd run of inning).
2) Seventh hitter is hit by pitch, bringing in the fourth hitter who had reached via error (3rd run of inning).
3) Eighth hitter grounds the ball to second, and the force of the fifth hitter at home gets an out. (2 Outs)
4) Ninth hitter is hit by pitch, bringing in thefifth sixth hitter. (4th run of inning)
5) Tenth hitter walks, bringing in thesixth seventh hitter (5th run of inning)
6) Eleventh hitter walks, bringing in theseventh eighth hitter (6th run of inning)
7) Twelfth hitter lines out to 3rd base, ending the inning (finally!)
My (albeit, incredibly shaky) understanding after reading rule 10.16 "Earned Runs and Runs Allowed", is that pitcher A is responsible for the run that scored while he's on the mound, plus 3 runs due to leaving the bases loaded. These would be the runs scored by hitters 1, 3, 4, and5 6 above. It doesn't matter that one of "his runners" were out at the plate on the fielder's choice, he owns 3 runners, not a specific 3 people. Since Pitcher A wouldn't own them, Pitcher B would therefore be responsible for the remaining 2 runs of the inning.
Of those 4 runs I thought would be charged to pitcher A, I would think 2 would be earned, while two would be unearned. This is due to hitter 4 reaching on an error, so the run he scores should be unearned, and then since the inning "should" have been over after hitter 8 grounds into the fielder's choice, any runs scoring after shouldn't be earned. I don't know whether any runs after the fourth run of the inning should be earned, since again, the inning "should" have been over if the error were not committed.
Meanwhile, the scoring software I was using (Gamechanger, in case anyone's interested) tells me that pitcher A was responsible for all 6 runs, and 5 of them are earned. I'm certainly willing to admit I don't know for sure what's right, but that seems wrong to me.
Can someone smarter than I am give me the right answer?
The play of the inning is as follows.
Pitcher A started the inning, and had the following sequence of events:
1) First hitter walks.
2) Second hitter sacrifice bunts - first hitter advanced to second on sac bunt. (1 Out)
3) Third hitter singles, first hitter from second scores (1st run of inning).
4) Third hitter steals second.
5) Fourth hitter hits a routine ground ball to short, which is booted, resulting in the third hitter advancing to third base, and the fourth hitter reaching first base.
6) Fifth hitter walks, loading the bases with one out and one run in.
Pitcher B replaces pitcher A, and has the following sequence of events:
1) Sixth hitter walks, bringing in third hitter to score (2nd run of inning).
2) Seventh hitter is hit by pitch, bringing in the fourth hitter who had reached via error (3rd run of inning).
3) Eighth hitter grounds the ball to second, and the force of the fifth hitter at home gets an out. (2 Outs)
4) Ninth hitter is hit by pitch, bringing in the
5) Tenth hitter walks, bringing in the
6) Eleventh hitter walks, bringing in the
7) Twelfth hitter lines out to 3rd base, ending the inning (finally!)
My (albeit, incredibly shaky) understanding after reading rule 10.16 "Earned Runs and Runs Allowed", is that pitcher A is responsible for the run that scored while he's on the mound, plus 3 runs due to leaving the bases loaded. These would be the runs scored by hitters 1, 3, 4, and
Of those 4 runs I thought would be charged to pitcher A, I would think 2 would be earned, while two would be unearned. This is due to hitter 4 reaching on an error, so the run he scores should be unearned, and then since the inning "should" have been over after hitter 8 grounds into the fielder's choice, any runs scoring after shouldn't be earned. I don't know whether any runs after the fourth run of the inning should be earned, since again, the inning "should" have been over if the error were not committed.
Meanwhile, the scoring software I was using (Gamechanger, in case anyone's interested) tells me that pitcher A was responsible for all 6 runs, and 5 of them are earned. I'm certainly willing to admit I don't know for sure what's right, but that seems wrong to me.
Can someone smarter than I am give me the right answer?