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Originally Posted by joefromchicago
When there's only a single base-runner affected by the error, and that base-runner scores, you really don't have to reconstruct the entire inning in order to determine if the run is earned or unearned. In your example, the scorer could determine immediately if the run was earned because as soon as the runner crossed home plate, the effect of the error could be calculated as to him (it might still have affected subsequent runners as a "fourth out," but it didn't turn out that way in this instance).
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Your point is well made but there are numerous cases where reconstruction would change the determination.
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