July 11, 1923 was a sunny, seasonal day in Philadelphia. As National League umpires, Ernie Quiqley and Cy Pfirman were accustomed to living out of a suitcase and spending nights and game days in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Boston, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis. Quigley had been at this for more than a decade, starting…
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One-Run and Extra-Inning Games (Part 2 of 2)
This is the 2nd part of a two-part article. We’re exploring a couple questions posed on the Bill James Online site: Hey Bill! Is it possible to calculate an expected number of 1-run games for a team in a season? The reason I ask is that the Mets played in 66 1-run games this year,…
One-Run and Extra-Inning Games (Part 1 of 2)
When the 2021 regular season concluded, there was the following exchange in the “Hey Bill” section of the Bill James Online baseball community, with Bill’s response starting at “Answered”: Hey Bill! Is it possible to calculate an expected number of 1-run games for a team in a season? The reason I ask is that the…