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What is era in baseball?

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E.R.A. stands for Earned Run Average. It is the average earned runs scored upon a pitcher per nine innings of work.

It is called Earned because if a fielder makes an error allowing a runner to advance a base and that runner eventually scores, that run will not be charged to the pitcher's E.R.A.

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