Official Scoring Research Committee

Welcome to the Official Scoring Committee. The primary goal of our committee is to document the history and evolution of scoring rules and changes in them; the history of who has done the scoring; stories about official scoring and noteworthy incidents like no-hitters and batting championships in which official scorers have been involved; the history of the rights of teams and players to appeal a scoring decision; and more.

Announcements: To sign up for email announcements from this committee, click the “Announcements” button above, then click “Join Group” (). All SABR members are eligible to sign up for announcements from any committee.

Newsletters: To contribute to future newsletters from this committee, contact a chapter leader below. All committee newsletters will be posted on this page.

Committee files: Click here to view or download committee files related to Official Scoring, including the 2016 Official Baseball Rulebook and Bill Shannon’s “Official Scoring in the Big Leagues.”

Contacts: