-EG> provided TSN with the stats). I told them about the
-EG> problems because TSN said that I should and they told me
-EG> that *I* had to be wrong, even though I mentioned the fact
-EG> that I had verified the stats with 3 different sources and
-EG> two of them that got their stats directly from Elias.
Yeah, funny you should mention that, there used to be
(and may still be) a notation in the record books
about one of the batting championships that Ty Cobb
won - I think 1915 - it is listed by TSN as being
"in dispute" -- ..
 
Ah found it here.  In 1981, TSN found out that in
1910, Cobb was reported to have a .385 average and
Lajoie .384, making Cobb the batting champ.  Later
research found that Cobb was erroneously credited
with a 2-for-3 game and also forgiven two hitless
at-bats.  Also, Lajoie's record was scrutinized 
and they found an extra hitless at-bat that hadn't
been reported in 1910.  
 
So, at least in 1983, TSN used the proverbial
asterisk in the record book.....
 
IOW, Cobb won, when Lajoie actually shoulda won,
but Bowie Kuhn refused to change the record.
 
I know in 1969 (one of baseball's alleged
100th anniversary years) they had a major rules
and stats review.  Some of the things included
what constituted a major league - like, the
Federal League for 1914-15 WAS a major league,
the Pacific Coast League from 1948-57 was NOT.
And little glitchy things as to how to record
the status of tie-breakers - were they just
extra "regular-season" games, or to be included
in post-season stats?  (The former).
 
One of the "disputes" was the counting of home 
runs - prior to a certain time (1920?) a game
winning / ending home run was only counted as 
a hit required to win the game if there were
runners aboard.  For instance - score tied, 
man on third, bottom of ninth.  Batter hits one
over the fence.  Prior to 1920 that would be
entered as a single, one run would be scored and
charged to the responsible pitcher.  After 1920(?)
it was counted as a home run, both runs scoring and
charged.
 
The rules committee opted to let the record book
stand as it was, being consistent with the rules
of the time.
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