Scoring Questions

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BoomerSooner

2. Not enough information to determine earned vs. unearned run. It depends on whether or not the scorer felt the runner would have been out absent the wild throw. If the scorer rules he would have been out, then the run is unearned. If the scorer rules runner would have been safe regardless of the throw and the wild throw only allowed the runner to score, it is still possible that he run could be earned or unearned. Without the error, the runner would have remained on 3rd base and the progression of the rest of the inning would be needed to determine the status of the run. The fact that the batter runner eventually scored does not help as future errors could prolong the inning. For example, 2 infield pop ups result in 2 outs made but an error occurs on a fly ball that is dropped that would have allowed the runner to score. This is unearned. If, however, the first batter after the original play hits a single, then the run would be earned.

Maybe I'm confused by question # 2 -- it asks if a run scored by the BATTER is earned or not. Maybe the OP meant "RUNNER."