8.E. Bonus Pitchers
1. Starting pitchers with an E.R.A. of 4.50 or higher may double their actual number of starts not to exceed 24 total starts. a) 1970 Yankee BILL BURBACH made 4 starts with an earned run average of 10.06. He could double his 4 starts (4*2) and make a maximum of 8 starts. 2. Relief pitchers with an E.R.A. of 4.50 or higher may double their actual number of relief’s not to exceed 60 total relief’s. a) 1950 Tiger PAUL CALVERT made 32 relief appearances with an earned run average of 6.35. Since doubling the number of his relief appearances would equal 64 (which is greater than 60), he could make a maximum of 60 relief appearances. 3. Dual Pitchers rated as both starters and relievers with an E.R.A. of 4.50 or higher: a) May double their number of actual starts not to exceed 24 total starts. b) May double their number of actual relief’s not to exceed 60 total relief appearances. (1) 1930 Indian JAKE MILLER made 9 starts and 15 relief appearances with an earned run average of 7.16 He could make 18 starts (9*2=18) and 30 relief appearances (15*2) for a total of 48 appearances in the SPB 30 season (18 starts + 30 relief appearances).