In baseball is Left On Base (LOB) a statistical value that may be used on a team or individual basis. In the case of a team or an individual pitcher, it refers to the number of runners left on base at the end of an inning without being able to score. In the case of a lone batter, the number refers to how many runners remain on base after the batter has taken an out while starting at the batter. He is credited with those runners as LOB because he failed to fulfill his duty to allow those runners to score a run (score) or at least enable them to score. LOB can be a very volatile statistic that varies from game to game.[1]
A baserunner is considered left on base (LOB) or stranded. stranded) when half of the inning is completed in which his team is offensive, he has reached a base but has not scored or suffered an out. This also applies to a batter-runner (batsman who becomes a runner after hitting the ball) who has a so-called Fielder’s Choice batted, causing another runner to take the third out. It also applies to runners who are on base at the end of a game, e.g. B. When the home team scores the winning run in the ninth inning or later. Example: A batsman playing in the second half of the tenth inning in a tied game with full bases (bases loaded) hits a single scores a run that immediately ends the game. He leaves three runners on base, i.e. left on base, namely the runners who were on first and second base and himself.[2]
A team’s total LOB is commonly reported in baseball’s box score. Only runners who are on bases when the third out of each inning occurs are counted. Team LOB is used to prove the correctness of a box score. A team’s number of plate appearances is equal to the sum of the team’s runs, the team’s LOB, and the opposing team’s putouts. In other words, each batsman who goes to bat is ultimately counted as a run, putout, or LOB scored.[3][4]
Individual LOB numbers are sometimes reported in baseball box scores.[5] This is a newer statistic calculated for each player who is at plate at least once in a game and is based on how many baserunners were “left on base” when the player was at plate and caused an out, regardless of how many outs the team had at the time. Note that an at bat does not include other plate appearances, such as B. Sacrifice Bunts or Sacrifice Flies by the batsman, a third out by Pickoffs or Caught Stealing or games with that Winning Run by a successful one Steal ending, etc. Two common misconceptions regarding individual LOB are that individual LOB is the number of times the player has been left on base as a baserunner himself (this would be a “runner’s LOB” and is usually used not recorded), or that the individual LOB applies only if the at-bat player caused the third out for the team. It should also be noted that the sum of the individual LOBs for all players in a team usually exceeds the LOB for the team.
A related statistic is runners left on base in scoring position (RLISP/LISP), which includes only those LOBs where runners were on second or third base.[6] Another related statistic is left on base in scoring position with less than two out. These statistics are intended to measure a team’s or player’s tendency to squander opportunities to score points.
Below are some records for different LOB categories from Major League Baseball:
| League | team [vs Gegner] | LOB | date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | New York [vs Boston] | 20 | 21. September 1956 |
| NL | Boston [vs Baltimore] | 18 | 15. August 1897 |
| Pittsburgh [vs Cincinnati] | 8. September 1905 | ||
| Boston [vs St. Louis] | July 11, 1923 | ||
| St. Louis [vs Philadelphia] | 15. September 1928 | ||
| New York [vs Philadelphia] | 7. August 1943 | ||
| St. Louis [vs Cincinnati] | 10. June 1944 | ||
| St. Louis [vs Philadelphia] | 14. September 1950 | ||
| Pittsburgh [vs Boston] | 5. June 1951 | ||
| Atlanta [vs Los Angeles] | 23. June 1986 |
- ↑ Left On Base (LOB) | Glossary. Retrieved April 7, 2022 (English).
- ↑ What Is Left On Base (LOB) In Baseball? Definition & Meaning | SportsLingo. Retrieved April 7, 2022 (American English).
- ↑ What’s Lob In Baseball? | DNA Of SPORTS. March 1, 2022, accessed April 7, 2022 (American English).
- ↑ Andres Wirkmaa: Baseball Scorekeeping – A Practical Guide to the Rules. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2003, ISBN 978-0-7864-1448-2, S. 21.
- ↑ Steve Nelson: Beginner’s Guide: How to Read a Baseball Scoreboard. In: Baseball Training World. Retrieved April 8, 2022 (American English).
- ↑ Runners Left In Scoring Position | A Baseball Term at Sports Pundit. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ↑ a b c Left on Base Records by Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
