MLB: Did Astros Beat The Dodgers By Cheating? The Numbers Say No

 

The numbers show that the Houston Astros likely didn’t beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series because of their sign-stealing scheme.  

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One researcher found the signaling was not perfectly accurate. He calculates that bangs accurately foretold breaking pitches 93% of the time, and no-bangs foretold fastballs only 65% of the time.

On correctly-signaled pitches, the Astros as a team improved their batting average by seven points, to .289, and their slugging percentages by 25 points.

But on wrongly-signaled pitches, they lost 45 points of batting average and 93 points of slugging.

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