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Hands lost

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Hands lost was the second statistic to be commonly recorded in baseball. The term refers to the number of times a player is called out. By the late 1850s, this statistic was almost always seen with runs in the NABBP.

References

  • Wright, Marshall. D. "The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870." Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc.: 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0779-4