This was in ESPNet.sportszone.com:  the line score from
yesterday's game w/ the O's..

New York                     ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Key (W, 6-6)                  7       6   2   2   3   2   0   4.84
M Rivera (H, 16)              1       0   0   0   1   1   0   1.77
Wetteland (S, 30)             1       0   0   0   1   3   0   2.95

What does the 'H' mean under Rivera?

Paul
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In article <4s5l4t$...@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>, psnar...@unity.ncsu.edu (Pritpal

I believe it means a "Hold."  It's an attempt to generate a stat for
middle relievers.  I don't know the exact rule, but it is probably similar
to the rule for a save: enter the game with your team ahead and at least
the tieing run on deck (or is it after the batter on deck?) and preserving
the lead.

Bill Nechamen
Schenectady, NY
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It's the unofficial stat that's recently become popular.  It's called a
"hold" ... come in the game with a save oppurtunity and leave with it
intact.
It's actually a pretty good measure of how good a setup man is.

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Paul, That means he hit a home run in the game which was his 16th of the
year.

: Paul, That means he hit a home run in the game which was his 16th of the
: year.
:

You gotta be kidding me, right?  I have since learned that it is a Hold.  
How can you possibly think a pitcher has 16 homeruns?  And in the
American League!  Sheesh..

Paul
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