OSU Sunday box score question

[Horn_83]

If you look at the box scores from Sunday’s game with OSU, the winning pitcher is different. The box score from UT lists Wood as the WP while the OSU box score credits McKirahan with the win and Wood the save.

Since when are there two official scorers?

I understand the rules regarding scorer discretion when the starter does not go 5 innings, but I don’t see how this could happen unless each team is doing their own scoring.

UT version

OSU version

 

[franzier]

Okay Horn_83, here's what likely happened:

Typically, the home SID serves as the official scorer, but the visiting SID usually keeps his/her own StatCrew game file for the sake of ease as well as the purpose of transmitting live stats like we see on texassports.com. Usually, the two collaborate so that their files match, but occasionally you'll see scoring irregularities like the one you're talking about. I'm guessing if the Big 12 is like most other conferences, the official file comes from the official scorer (or home SID), so the OSU version is the correct one in the eyes of the Big 12 and NCAA (which receives the files from the conference office).

What also likely happened is one SID noticed the discrepency and made the correction to the official game file while the other may have corrected the file without updating the initial version that was posted to the team website. In any event the stats you see on the Big 12's site should reflect the "official" scoring for the game.

I might add that in glancing at the box, the OSU version is correct. There's no reason McKirahan shouldn't be credited with the win, and Wood would therefore be eligible for the save.

 

[dbfootball]

I think the main point here is that McKirahan did not finished the 5th.

 

[Huckleberry]

Finishing the 5th inning applies only to the starting pitcher.

Relevant rule:

In reply to:

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[PitchingGuru]

This was posted in another discussion on this subject:
Here's the rule:

Winning and Losing Pitchers

SECTION 25. a. For all games of eight or more innings, a starting pitcher
must pitch at least five complete innings to receive credit as the winning
pitcher. For all games of fewer than eight innings, the starting pitcher
must pitch at least four innings to get credit for the win. Additionally,
the winning pitcher’s team must be in the lead when he is replaced and
must remain in the lead for the rest of the game.
b. If the starting pitcher does not pitch enough innings, the win is credited to a relief pitcher in the following manner:
(1) The winning relief pitcher shall be the one who is the pitcher of
record when his team goes ahead and remains ahead throughout the
remainder of the game. No pitcher may receive credit for a victory
if the opposing team ties the score or goes ahead after he has left the
game.

Note: Whenever the score is tied, the game becomes a new contest insofar as the winning and losing pitchers are concerned.
Exception?If a relief pitcher conforms to the above regulations but pitches briefly and ineffectively, the scorer should not credit him with a win. If a succeeding relief pitcher pitches effectively and helps maintain the lead, the scorer should award the win to that succeeding pitcher.
(2) By pre-arrangement, if three or more pitchers are to be used, the
pitcher of record shall be considered the winning pitcher.

 

[franzier]

Huckleberry is correct. And I don't know anyone familiar with the scoring rules of baseball who would conclude that giving up one run in two innings as McKirahan did constitutes an ineffective outing (or one brief enough to disqualify him as the pitcher of record). He is the pitcher of record and therefore should get the win, as the official scorer concluded.