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ERA does not simply charge every team run to the pitcher
Earned run average uses earned runs and innings pitched, scaled to nine innings.
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A walk can affect OBP without becoming a batting-average hit
On-base percentage and batting average use different inputs.
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A doubleheader is two games, not one game with extra innings
A baseball doubleheader contains two distinct scheduled or rescheduled games on one date.
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Why colours stop returning to their spots near a snooker frame’s end
In ordinary snooker scoring, reds alternate with a selected colour while reds remain, then the colours are cleared in their prescribed order.
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Why potting the final black can lead to another black
A snooker frame can finish its ordinary scoring with both players level.
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Why 170 can be a three-dart finish while 169 cannot
Under standard double-out scoring,170 can be finished with treble 20, treble 20 and the bull.
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