Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
May 19, 2008
Interleague Weekend

Correction: I figured the runs per game off the pitching file, which means I was looking at the other league. That caused me to report the runs backward. The table above is fixed now. I've rewritten the post to reflect this.

The scoring pattern did not hold over the weekend, with the American League teams outscoring the National League teams.

LeagueRuns per Game
American4.7
National4.5

The American League won the weekend 22-19. There were fifteen one-run games this weekend, and the AL won those as well 8-7.

The National League scored more with designated hitters, although the AL difference remains larger. Also, this really isn't a good comparison until all teams have played with and without the extra hitter:

Interleague Play, 2008
Runs Per GamePitcher BatsDH Bats
American League4.135.59
National League4.384.65

So the NL took their home series 13-11, while the AL won at home 11-6, in line with the run differences.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:12 AM | Offense | TrackBack (0)
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There's a funny writeup on mlb.com that makes the NL sound like a big winner...for not getting wiped out. I dunno, a 19-22 won-loss record doesn't look like a big win to me. We'll see how the much longer round of interleague play goes next month.

Both leagues scored a little higher over the weekend than their season-long averages. Scoring may be perking up a little as warmer weather finally arrives. Yesterday the majors cranked 38 homers and averaged about ten runs a game.

Posted by: Casey Abell at May 19, 2008 09:31 AM

19-22 is a lot better than it has been in the past. I couldn't tell the difference between the quality of the leagues...nice to see.

By the way David, you have the NL/AL runs scored mixed up. AL scored 4.7, NL scored 4.5 games per game.

Posted by: Paul at May 19, 2008 02:11 PM

19-22 isn't better (for the NL) than most years interleague play has existed. Through 2004 the NL was virtually dead even with the AL. Only in the last three years have things gone downhill for the senior circuit.

It's only a handful of games. Let's see how next month's round goes.

Posted by: Casey Abell at May 20, 2008 10:08 AM
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