Tangotiger pointed out a better, more accurate way to figure out how many runs created Frank Thomas deserves for his phantom doubles. Here’s his comment:
That link shows a +.16 run advantage for the batter being on 2b as opposed to 1B.
As well, it shows a +.13 run advantage to the runners on base on moving from a 2b as opposed to a 1b.
If 20 of those singles were really loooong-singles, quasi-doubles, the runners on base would have move 20 x .13 = 2.6 runs more than a traditional single would give Frank credit for.
I’m actually a little embarassed to admit that I added the .13 runs and .16 runs to get my estimate of a .2 run difference between a single and a double. (If you’re going to make a math teacher crack, at least make it creative.) Using the actual .3 run difference, Frank would be credited with 6 additional runs created. Only giving Thomas credit for advancing baserunners and not himself on the phantom doubles, the figure should be 2.6 runs, as Tango pointed out.
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