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Extra inning runs by the bushel
2007-10-14 11:23
by Bob Timmermann

Cleveland's 7-run extra inning in Boston was the biggest ever in postseason play, but it wasn't close to the regular season record of 12, which was described in this blog earlier in the year.

During the 2007 regular season, it was Pittsburgh who had the single biggest extra inning, putting up an 8 spot in the 10th inning at Cincinnati and then holding on for a 10-4 win.

 

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2007-10-14 12:02:11
1.   Ken Arneson
I was intrigued by Mike's table in the game chat last night. He gave the raw numbers, but I was curious as to what percentage of the time an individual extra inning is the last inning of the game.

Answer: 44.56%

It's pretty stable across the innings:

inn___last____out_of___percent
10____6255____14107_____44.34%
11____3490_____7852_____44.45%
12____1962_____4362_____44.98%
13____1060_____2400_____44.17%
14_____619_____1340_____46.19%
15_____319______721_____44.24%
16_____187______402_____46.52%
17_____100______215_____46.51%
18______52______115_____45.22%
19______28_______63_____44.44%
20______14_______35_____40.00%
21_______9_______21_____42.86%
22_______6_______12_____50.00%
23_______2________6_____33.33%
24_______2________4_____50.00%
25_______2________2____100.00%

sum__14107____31657_____44.56%

2007-10-14 16:15:10
2.   Bob Timmermann
Mike's table was for games that ended up with a decision. There have been a few extra-inning ties, especially in the days before night baseball.
2007-10-14 22:43:15
3.   Strike4
I wonder if 44% of games tied after 8 innings have ended in the ninth. I don't understand why that probability is so consistent.

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