How do the scores work ?

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Cécile

I've just discovered baseball and am still trying to figure the way scores work. Can anyone tell me what the "error" part -if that's what the "e" stands for- refers to ?

Also, do the hits and error impact on the final score or not ?

Thanks in advance

An error is when a fielder should have made a play but made a mistake that caused him to fail at it.

The error (or hit) itself doesn't add or subtract from the score but may have a bearing on whether or not the affected runner is able to score.