Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 21, 2007
Balls in Play

In terms of strikeouts and reaching base on balls in play, the series between the Indians and Red Sox is going as predicted:

American League Championship Series, 2007
IndiansRed Sox
AB + SF211211
Home Runs88
Strikeouts5936
Fieldable Balls in Play144167
BABIP.306.323

Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP) is defined as (Hits-HR)/(AB-(HR+K)) and gives a quick and dirty approximation of 1-DER. The Red Sox collected ten more hits in the series due to striking out less and playing better defense. Combined with thirteen more walks, Boston leads Cleveland in runs scored 40-30. However, Boston held the BABIP advantage through the first four games as well. Bad timing and double plays kept them from winning in three of those games.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:23 AM | League Championship Series | TrackBack (0)
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