Apr 19

Glossary of Terms for Box Scores

john @ 4:31 pm

For each game, the following information is included:

Date     -  The date of the game
#        -  1 if the first game of a doubleheader, 2 if the second, and blank otherwise
Opponent -  team played plus “AT” if the game was away and “VS” if the game was home
GS       -  Games Started
CG       -  Complete Games
SHO      -  Shutouts
GF       -  Relief Games Finished
SV       -  Saves
IP       -  Innings Pitched
H        -  Hits Allowed
BFP      -  Batters Faced Pitcher
HR       -  Home Runs Allowed
R        -  Runs Allowed
ER       -  Earned Runs Allowed
BB       -  Bases On Balls
IBB      -  Intentional Bases On Balls
K        -  Strikeouts
SH       -  Sacrifice Hits Allowed
SF       -  Sacrifice Flies Allowed
WP       -  Wild Pitches
HBP      -  Hit By Pitch
BK       -  Balks
GDP      -  Grounded in Double Plays
W        -  Wins
L        -  Losses
ERA      -  Earned Run Average

The ERA reflects the player’s ERA at the end of that game.

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