5th Inning - Statistics Multi-Cache

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totallygomer: The game was a good one. It's time to go home.

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Hidden : 5/10/2010
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

5th in a series of baseball themed caches.

Find all the caches in the series and collect the clues to the final.

Please exercise proper stealth when searching for and replacing the cache.

The cache is not located at the posted coordinates.

These coordinates will put you on Home Plate


"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams



Statistics play an important role in summarizing baseball performance and evaluating players in the sport.

The practice of keeping records of player achievements was started in the 19th century by Henry Chadwick. Based on his experience with cricket, Chadwick devised the predecessors to modern day statistics including batting average, runs scored, and runs allowed.

Traditionally, statistics such as batting average and earned run average have dominated attention in the statistical world of baseball. However, the recent advent of sabermetrics has created statistics drawing from a breadth of player performance measures and playing field variables. Sabermetrics and comparative statistics attempt to provide an improved measure of a player's performance and contributions to his team from year to year, frequently against a statistical performance average.

Throughout much of modern baseball, several core statistics have been traditionally referenced—batting average, RBIs, and home runs. To this day, a player who leads the league in these three statistics is referred to as the "Triple Crown" winner. For pitchers, wins, ERA, and strikeouts are the most often cited traditional statistics, with a pitcher leading a league in these statistics referred to as a ""Triple Crown"" winner. General managers and baseball scouts have long used the major statistics, among other factors and opinions, to understand player ability. Managers, catchers and pitchers use statistics of batters against opposing teams to develop pitching strategies and set defensive positioning on the field. Managers and batters study opposing pitcher performance and motion in attempts to improve hitting.

The Cache is located at:

N 38° 32.XXX W 121° 28.ZZZ






The above stat sheet is incomplete. No need to go onto the field, but all clues are within eye-shot of the given coordinates.

"A" = the last 2 digits of the date the park was dedicated.

"B" = the last 3 digits to retrieve your towed vehicle.

*always round up



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Find all the caches in the series and collect the clues to the Final Cache:

Extra Innings - The Walk Off
9th Inning - In the Movies
8th Inning - Myths and Legends
7th Inning Stretch
7th Inning - Enduring Streaks
6th Inning - The Lingo
5th Inning - Statistics
4th Inning - Nicknames
3rd Inning - The Hall of Fame
2nd Inning - The rules of the Game
1st Inning - Who's on First?

Disclaimer: All statstics and rules are based on Major League Baseball and are current as of the date of this cache placement, unless noted otherwise.

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