disappearing baserunner

[qetwry]

TOP OF THE FIRST
Walt Almaguer walked. <--1>
Joe Scully singled through the hole. <-21>
Alejandro Murtagh reached second on a throwing error by the second baseman. <32->
Vladimir Guerrero hit an infield single to short. <321>
Norman Mullins lined out to left. <321>
Richard Hidalgo struck out. <321>
Aubrey Huff struck out. <321>
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 3 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

shouldn't there have been a run with Murtagh's AB? The lead runner didn't get cut down at the plate, since there were 3 more outs later in the inning.

[qetwry]

In the middle of the eighth, San Diego trails 3 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Vladimir Guerrero singled to left. <--1>
Alejandro Murtagh walked. <-21>
Phil Villiger walked. <321>
Nick Mellett walked, scoring a run. <321>
Mike Sweeney walked, scoring a run. <321>
Rob Ryan pinch hit for Paul Rigdon. <321>
Rob Ryan walked, scoring a run. <321>
Brett Laxton came in to pitch for the Padres. <321>
Jimmy Rollins walked, scoring a run. <321>
Walt Almaguer reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <321>
Richard Hidalgo grounded to short for a double play. <3-->
Vladimir Guerrero popped up to the catcher. <3-->
5 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the eighth, Montreal leads 8 to 0.

rollins' walk brings in the 4th run of this 5 run inning.
almaguer's AB should have brought in a run since no out was recorded. (5th run of the inning)
hidalgo's GIP also should have brought home a runner. (6th run of the innings)

seems like the bug is when the batter reaches on an error?

[qetwry]

In the middle of the fifth, New York leads 4 to 1.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Aubrey Huff singled down the third base line. <--1>
Mike Sweeney singled to center. <-21>
Rob Ryan pinch hit for Paul Rigdon. <-21>
Rob Ryan popped up to the catcher. <-21>
Jimmy Rollins reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <-21>
Joe Scully grounded to first. <32->
Alejandro Murtagh struck out. <32->
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the fifth, Montreal trails 4 to 1.

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no runs were scored this inning..

also i looked at a bunch of other games with fielding errors, but most of them are handled fine.. and i can't really tell what is different about these 3 situations.

[faulk28]

it has been happening since the beginning...i don't know if there's anything that can be done about it though...i know i haven't helped you any, but at least you know they know, you know:D

[takaplan]

I'll send the bug report to Clay...sorry for delay in fixing the bug.

[James Grove]

Hi there -

This bug seems to have several causes. Many of them are related to errors, passed balls, or other unusual circumstances.

We keep fixing this bug, but then we find new special exceptions that cause it to happen.

So I'm sorry if it looks like we don't fix this problem. It's much less common than it used to be, but we have had a hard time isolating EVERY circumstance that causes it.

We'll keep plugging away, though, and someday we'll get it licked!

Thanks,
James