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Posted By: Max Weder

The web page below provides the frequency of runs scored in various situations, covering 1999 to 2002.

http://www.tangotiger.net/RE9902score.html

I am told that the event "bases empty with two outs, then 4 or more runs scored", occurs about .3% of the time from 1999 to 2002, or about once per team per year. This of course does not provide a breakdown of how many times a single pitcher allowed four or more runs (much less often, of course) in such a situation. If I get any further information on this, I'll post it.

Thanks again to retrosheet http://www.retrosheet.org for giving researchers the ability to compile this sort of information. (And I encourage anyone who has an interest in this type of thing to join the Yahoo group on this, RetroList)


Max