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Activity Number:
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195
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2012 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports
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| Abstract - #305601 |
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Title:
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The Effect of 'Freebies' on Winning in Baseball
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Author(s):
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Daniel Mundfrom*+ and Michelle Smith
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Companies:
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Eastern Kentucky University and Eastern Kentucky University
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Address:
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521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY, 40475, United States
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Keywords:
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Baseball ;
Freebies ;
NCAA
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Abstract:
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Former Major League Baseball player and current broadcasting personality Morgan Ensberg has developed a statistic to measure the impact of "freebies" on the outcome of a baseball game. The Morgan Ensberg Index (MEI) is a composite of walks, errors, stolen bases allowed, wild pitches, and hit batsman. This research extends the MEI to include balks, passed balls, and catcher's interference and investigates the relationship between freebies and runs allowed and games won. The analyses were performed using NCAA Divison I baseball statistics from the 2011 season.
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