Errata List - Teaching Statistics Using Baseball, 2nd Edition

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1.  Page 2.  The statements about Rickey Henderson’s career statistics are a little off — here are the correct statements.

- He stole the most bases (1406) of any baseball player in history.
- He scored the most runs (2295) of any player in history.
- He received the second-most walks (2190) of any player in history.

2.  Page 16. Figure 2.3.  Some of the team abbreviations are placed at the wrong locations.  

a.  Under the National League, the symbols CHC PIT MIL WAS are next to the "15" line.

b.  Under the American League, the symbol SEA should be next to the "13" line.

c.  Under the American League, the symbols CHW DET LAA should be next to the "15" line.


3.  Page 194, Table 8.5

The heading for Table 8.5 says "Situational on-base percentages of Rickey Henderson for the 1990 season."  -- actually it is the 1999 season.  

4,  Page 227, Exercise 9.3

In part (a), the transition from (0 outs, runner on second) to (1 out, runner on second) is labeled with probability 0.  However, the 0 belongs in the cell to its left, i.e. the transition from (0 outs, runner on second) to (1 out, bases empty).  

This mistake also appears in part (b).  The "xxx" in the row for (0 outs, runner on second) and the column for (1 out, runner on second) belongs in the row for (0 outs, runner on second) and the column for (1 out, bases empty).