Is It An Earned Run If Pitcher Commits Error?

[matmat]

say if the pitcher goofs up and allows runners on base because of his own fielding errors (such as a bad throw off a bunt), will he get charged an earned run if that baserunner eventually scores?

edit yes --> no... as that is the correct answer, then there is qualification.

no, as long as the batter would not have reached without an error.
suppose batter bunts and gets to first and the throw is late and off-line and allows the batter to get to second. Then it is a single and an error and the run is earned, if ,say, the next guy hits a HR and there aren't 2 outs already.

[rolenfan]

say if the pitcher goofs up and allows runners on base because of his own fielding errors (such as a bad throw off a bunt), will he get charged an earned run if that baserunner eventually scores?

yes, as long as the batter would not have reached without an error.
suppose batter bunts and gets to first and the throw is late and off-line and allows the batter to get to second. Then it is a single and an error and the run is earned, if ,say, the next guy hits a HR and there aren't 2 outs already.

You can't really answer the original question above because there is not enough information. Saying "yes" and then qualifying that with additional assumptions is not a correct answer. Based solely on the question as it was asked, the answqer is no, it would not be an earned run.

Matmat, your answer would be correct IF the additional criteria you added were right, but that is not what Yikes asked. You could just as easily assume that there were already two outs when the error was made.

[matmat]

yes, as long as the batter would not have reached without an error.
suppose batter bunts and gets to first and the throw is late and off-line and allows the batter to get to second. Then it is a single and an error and the run is earned, if ,say, the next guy hits a HR and there aren't 2 outs already.

You can't really answer the original question above because there is not enough information. Saying "yes" and then qualifying that with additional assumptions is not a correct answer. Based solely on the question as it was asked, the answqer is no, it would not be an earned run.

Matmat, your answer would be correct IF the additional criteria you added were right, but that is not what Yikes asked. You could just as easily assume that there were already two outs when the error was made.[/quote]

thanks for catching the screw-up. I thought one thing and wrote the other. it is not an earned run unless some other stuff happens.

[DieHardCubbie]

I don't know if this is a good explanation or not but the spirit of the rule is than you are only allowed to sacrifice yourself. You can't sacrifice another batter. This would allow players to get credited with a non-AB for a DP.

Best explanation I have heard....