Game score Game score Game Score is a metric devised by Bill James to determine the strength of a pitcher in any particular baseball game. To determine a starting pitcher's game score: The maximum possible game score in a nine-inning game while allowing no baserunners is 114, possible only if a pitcher goes nine innings while striking out every batter he faces and facing three batters per inning. The pitcher receives 50 to begin with, and loses no points because there are no hits, walks, or runs of any kind. He receives 27 points for the 27 outs, and 10 points for
Hole in one Hole in one In golf, a hole in one or hole-in-one (also known as an ace, mostly in American English) occurs when a ball hit from a tee finishes in the cup. This awards the player a score of one for the hole due to the fact that it took them one stroke to get the ball in the hole, but the score would be higher if the player is making a second shot from the tee due to a lost ball, out of bounds or water hazard. Holes in one most commonly occur on par 3 holes, the shortest