
Effectively Wild Episode 1861: I’m Not Maddon, I’m Just Disappointed
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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The Definition of a Home Run
Baseball historian Richard Hirschberger gives his definition of a home run. The modern rules devote several pages to the topic of determine the value of base hits. It was even harder in 18 61, as the concept of the error only barely existed. We will briefly endeavor to define the term correctly.
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