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26-435: Bill Regan may refer to: Bill Regan (baseball) (1899–1968), American professional baseball second baseman Bill Regan (ice hockey) (1908–1995), Canadian professional ice hockey player Bill Regan (footballer) (1873–1934), English professional football left winger [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with

52-658: A first baseman is held by Cap Anson , who committed 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 MLB and National League records for most errors committed by

78-439: 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 MLB and National League records for most errors by third basemen in a career with 533. Jimmy Austin holds the American League record with 359. Long committed 1,070 errors at shortstop , which included games in the American League, National League, and American Association . He

104-461: A base or attempting a force out when such a play is not available, are not considered errors. A more subtle, though more significant objection to the error, as sabermetricians have noted, is more conceptual. In order for a fielder to be charged with an error, he must have done something right by being in the correct place to be able to attempt the play. A poor fielder may "avoid" many errors simply by being unable to reach batted or thrown balls that

130-413: A batter does not receive credit for a run batted in (RBI) when runs score on an error, unless the scorer rules that a run would have scored even if the fielder had not made a mistake. For example, if a batter hits a ball to the outfield for what should be a sacrifice fly and the outfielder drops the ball for an error, the batter will still receive credit for the sacrifice fly and the run batted in. If

156-470: A better fielder could successfully reach. Thus, it is possible that a poor fielder will have fewer errors than any fielder with higher expectancies. In recent times, official scorers have made some attempt to take a fielder's supposed "extraordinary" effort or positioning into account when judging whether the play should have been successful given ordinary effort. However, this still leaves statistics, such as fielding percentage , that are based on errors as

182-417: A play should have resulted in a fielder's choice with a runner being put out and the batter reaching base safely but the runner is safe due to an error, the play will be scored as a fielder's choice, with no hit being awarded to the batter and an error charged against the fielder. Passed balls and wild pitches are separate statistical categories and are not scored as errors. If a batted ball were hit on

208-642: A total of 1,080 errors in his career. Donie Bush holds the American League record, with 689 errors. He committed 682 errors with the Detroit Tigers, and recorded 7 with the Washington Senators. Nineteenth-century player Tom Brown established the MLB 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

234-408: A way to compare the defensive abilities of players. Errors also hold significance in calculating the earned run average (ERA) of a pitcher. Runs scored due to an error are unearned and do not count toward a pitcher's ERA. In Major League Baseball (MLB), Herman Long holds the record with 1,096 career errors; he played from 1889 to 1904. Bill Dahlen , Deacon White , and Germany Smith are

260-647: Is also the only player to commit more than 1,000 errors at one position. Bill Dahlen holds the National League record for shortstops, with 975 errors in 20 seasons. He committed 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 committed 89 errors as a third baseman, and eight errors at both second base and as an outfielder, for

286-410: Is suspect, e.g., the performance of an expansion team in its first year, or the fielding done by replacement players during World War II, and is lower when playing conditions are better, e.g. on artificial turf and during night games. However, fans and analysts have questioned the usefulness and significance of errors as a metric for fielding skill. Notably, mental misjudgments, such as failure to cover

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312-492: Is the National League record. The American League career record is held by Ed Walsh . The most errors committed 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 committed by a pitcher in one inning is three, first set by Cy Seymour in 1898. That feat

338-927: The Columbus Senators of the American Association . In 1925 hit a .298 batting average for Columbus, and .317 in 38 games in 1926, before joining the Boston Red Sox at midseason to become the team's regular second baseman for the next five years. Basically a line drive hitter and smart baserunner, Regan had good contact and was able to convert his gap line drives into extra bases . In 1927 he recorded career-numbers with 37 doubles and 10 triples , while hitting .274 in 129 games. His most productive season came in 1928, when he posted career-highs with seven home runs and 75 RBI , while collecting 30 doubles and six triples. On June 16 of that year, he came to bat twice in an inning and homered both times. His second

364-832: The International League for the Baltimore Orioles , Buffalo Bisons , Montreal Royals and Toronto Maple Leafs , before ending his career in 1935 with the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association . While in Baltimore, he hit a career-high .321. Following his retirement, Regan worked in the Allegheny County (PA) police department for 20 years and also joined the armed forces during World War II . Regan died in his homeland of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , at

390-412: The age of 69. Babe Ruth's last strikeout victim on September 28, 1930. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1930/B09280BOS1930.htm Error (baseball) An error that allows a batter to reach first base does not count as a hit but still counts as an at bat for the batter unless, in the scorer's judgment, the batter would have reached first base safely but one or more of the additional bases reached

416-404: The difficulty of throwing out runners. If the runner takes an additional base due to the wild throw, an error is charged for that advance. The other scenario where catchers may be given an error unrelated to fielding a ball in play is catcher’s interference , when the catcher's glove is hit by the bat during the swing. The catcher is not given an error in that scenario if the batter gets a hit off

442-404: The fly into foul territory, with the batting team having no runners on base, and a fielder misplayed such ball for an error, it is possible for a team on the winning side of a perfect game to commit at least one error, yet still qualify as a perfect game. There is a curious loophole in the rules on errors for catchers . If a catcher makes a "wild throw" in an attempt to prevent a stolen base and

468-433: The only other players to commit at least 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, Brandon Crawford , who has won four Gold Glove Awards , leads with 174 errors. The major league record for errors by a pitcher in a career is held by Hippo Vaughn , with 64 errors. That also

494-422: The play. If a run scores by the end of the inning that would not have scored in the absence of the error, the run is categorized as unearned , meaning that it is not treated in the statistics as having been the responsibility of the pitcher . Traditionally, the number of errors was a statistic used to quantify the skill of a fielder. Research has shown that the error rate is higher when the quality of fielding

520-404: The runner is safe, the catcher is not charged with an error even if it could be argued that the runner would have been put out with "ordinary effort." There is therefore a "no fault" condition for the catcher attempting to prevent a steal. However, when considering that the majority of stolen base attempts are successful (around 2 successes per failure), this "no fault rule" is understandable due to

546-521: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Regan&oldid=1175507651 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bill Regan (baseball) William Wright Regan (January 23, 1899 – June 11, 1968)

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572-406: Was a .267 hitter (632-for-2364) with 18 home runs and 292 RBI in 641 games, including 236 runs, 158 doubles, 36 triples, 38 stolen bases, and a .306 on-base percentage . He made 610 appearances at second base, and committed 138 errors in 3610 chances for a .965 fielding percentage . Eventually, he appeared in 14 games at third base (12), first (1), and right field (1). Regan later played in

598-520: Was an inside-the-park homer , as he equaled his HR output of the previous season. Besides this, he was considered in the American League MVP vote in both years. In 1929 Regan hit a career-high .288, while collecting 54 RBI . A year later he was still productive hitting 35 doubles, and 10 triples. He also played with the Pirates in 1931, his last major league season. In a six-year career, Regan

624-662: Was an American professional baseball second baseman . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1926 to 1931 for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates . A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , Regan was a World War I veteran who played semi-pro baseball before starting his professional career in 1922. He played for the Kitchener and Flint teams of the Michigan-Ontario League , and later moved on to

650-538: Was matched 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 committed by a catcher, with 234. He committed 59 errors while playing for the Cardinals and 175 for the Reds. The American League record is held by Wally Schang , who committed 218 errors playing for five teams. The MLB and National League records for errors by

676-419: Was the result of the fielder's mistake. In that case, the play will be scored both as a hit (for the number of bases the fielders should have limited the batter to) and an error. However, if a batter is judged to have reached base solely because of a fielder's mistake, it is scored as a "reach on error (ROE)," and treated the same as if the batter had been put out, hence lowering his batting average. Similarly,

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