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The next stop on the first leg of the trail along the Yarra. This section is baseball themed: A-Z
In baseball statistics, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases, when such an advance would have been prevented given ordinary effort by the fielder.
The term error can also refer to the play in which an error was committed.
To be "errored" is often a concern for new players and will sometimes dispute the scorers judgment, as it is purely a statistical qualification and bears no influence to the game other than the advantage given.
In Major League Baseball, Herman Long holds the Major League records with 1096 errors in his career between 1889 and 1904. Bill Dahlen, Deacon White and Germany Smith are the only other players to make 1,000 errors during their MLB careers. All of these players played at least one season before 1900. The 20th century record is held by Rabbit Maranville with 711 errors. Among active players, Miguel Tejada and Edgar Rentería are tied with 272 errors over 2091 and 2119 career games respectively as of the end of 2011.
The major league record for pitchers in a career is held by Hippo Vaughn, with 64 errors. That also is the National League record. The American career mark is held by Ed Walsh. The most errors made by a pitcher in a season is 28 by Jim Whitney, which also is the National League record. The American League record of 15 is held by three pitchers, Jack Chesbro, Rube Waddell, and Ed Walsh. The record for most errors made by a pitcher in one inning is three, first set by Cy Seymour in 1898. The record was tied by Tommy John in 1988, Jaime Navarro in 1996 and Mike Sirotka in 1999
Ivey Wingo holds the major league and National League records for most errors made by a catcher, with 234. He made 59 errors while playing for the Cardinals and 175 for the Reds. The American League record is held by Wally Schang, who made 218 errors playing for five teams.
The major league and National League records for errors by a first baseman is held by Cap Anson, who made 568 errors. Hal Chase holds the American League record with 285, 240 for the New York Highlanders and 40 for the Chicago White Sox. Anson also holds the single season record for most errors by a first baseman 58 while Steve Garvey holds the record for fewest in season, with zero.
Fred Pfeffer holds the major league and National League records for most errors made by a second baseman, with 857 and 781, respectively. The American League record is 435, held by Hall of Famer Eddie Collins.
Jerry Denny holds the Major League and National League records for most errors by third basemen in a career with 533. Jimmy Austin holds the American League record with 359.
Bill Dahlen holds both the major league and National League record for shortstops, with 975 in 20 seasons. He made 443 errors with the Chicago Cubs, 260 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 200 with the New York Giants and 72 with the Boston Braves. (He also made 89 errors as a third baseman, eight errors at second base, and eight errors as an outfielder, for a total of 1,080 errors in his career. ) Donie Bush holds the American League record, with 689, with all but the seven he recorded with the Washington Senators being made with the Detroit Tigers.
Nineteenth-century player Tom Brown established the major league record with 490 errors committed as an outfielder. He racked up 222 errors in the American Association, 238 in the National League, and 30 in the Player's League. (Brown also made six errors as a pitcher, for a total of 496 errors in his career.) By contrast, the National League record is held by nineteenth-century player George Gore with 346 errors and the American League record by Ty Cobb with 271.
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