What is the "e" in the box score?


Question:Rookie question. I know the "r" is runs scored and "h" is hits, but what does the "e" represent

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Error

Any time that a ball is mishandled to the extent that the batter-runner was able to reach base or that any player was allowed to advance when that player ought to have been out, the official scorer decides whether the play is a hit, a fielder's choice, an error or a combination of both a hit and an error.

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It means the player committed an error in the field.

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it stands for error

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error

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Its a error and the number following the E (E7) referrs to the player who committed the error.

E1 pitcher
E2 catcher
E3 1b
E4 2b
E5 3b
E6 ss
E7 lf
E8 Cf
E9 rf

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E represents "error" in baseball. It is a defensive statistic that is defined as a play that should have been fielded that simply wasn't. There is no set standard, which often causes controversy.

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e is for errors.

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error

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ERROR

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Errors

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The E in the box score represents Errors committedfor that one team.

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The e in the box score stands for error. An error occurs when a player has a chance to field a ball but does not. An example of an error would be when the shortstop fields the ball and throws it to the first baseman but the ball goes sailing over the first basemans head.

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Error

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errors

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E is the amount of errors.

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errors

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"E"

In baseball, an error is judged by the official scorer when a runner advances a base because of a fielding mistake, and perfect play would have prevented the advancement, and the mistake was physical. Mental misjudgments are not errors. Failing to get more than one out on a given play is not an error. Application of this rule is necessarily subjective.

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The amount of errors a team has.

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Error

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e= errors

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ERROR

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