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This occurs when two teams have played an uneven amount of games. Say one team's record is 84-35, which is 119 games. The team behind them by a half game would be 84-36, at 120 games. Thus, the team with fewer losses is ahead, only because they have not played the same amount of games.
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What does half game back mean in baseball?
This is how the team stacks up in a conference. For example the leading team has 9 wins and 1 (900 average) and the next team has 8 wins and 1 loss (889 average) and is a half a game back from the leading team. A team can only move up or down (1) half game per win or loss. Since the second team has one less total games played, and if they win that game, they will move up a half a game and tie the leader. If that team losses, they fall back one game.
How can a baseball team be up in standing by half game?
This occurs when two teams have played an uneven amount of games. Say one team's record is 84-35, which is 119 games. The team behind them by a half game would be 84-36, at 120 games. Thus, the team with fewer losses is ahead, only because they have not played the same amount of games.
What is a inning?
An inning, in Baseball, is one round of play. Each team have half of the inning up to bat, and once that teams gets three outs, it is either the second half of the inning or the end of the inning and the beginning of the next one. There are a total of nine innings in a game of baseball, unless the score is tied and that game goes into extra innings.
What happens if five men on a baseball team do not show up for a game?
A forfeited game. Assuming the other team shows up with all nine or ten guys.
Why is baseball the greatest game in the world?
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What is a go-ahead home run and how does it impact the outcome of a baseball game?
A go-ahead home run is a home run hit by a player that puts their team in the lead during a baseball game. This can have a significant impact on the outcome of the game as it gives the team that hits the home run the advantage and puts pressure on the opposing team to catch up.
Who bats first in a baseball game?
The lead off batter determined by the coach and annotated on the line up of the visiting team.
How can a team be up by a half game?
leads are tricky to compute, but if they have the same amount of wins but have played 1 fewer game then the are up by 1/2, or if they have one more win but have played the same number of games, they are up by 1/2.
What does SHO mean baseball stats?
Shutout
What are cheerleaders to football?
cheerleaders are there to incourage the team and pump up the players and crowd. mainly to make the game more lively expecially during half time
What does half court game mean vs full court?
A half court game would refer to a slower game, one that is played mostly with set offense against set defense. A full court game refers to a game in which at least one team speeds up the tempo (e.g. fast breaking, pressing). So the difference has to do with tempo: half-court is a slowed down game and a full court game would have a quicker pace
How can a team be one half of a game behind in the standings?
A team can be one half of a game behind in the standings due to a rainout or a game that was postponed and not yet made up. In baseball, a game behind is typically counted as a full game, so being one half of a game behind means that the team has played one fewer game than the team they are trailing. This can occur when teams have played an unequal number of games due to scheduling conflicts or weather-related issues.
