Pitch Count Mistakes
The following list developed by David Vincent and has been continued with the assistance of Major League Baseball. It contains the known instances of plate appearances in which the ball and strike count was not kept correctly. Please contact Retrosheet President Tom Thress at the following email address: tthress-ATsign-retrosheet.org. (Replace -ATsign- with @) Please start your subject line with "Retrosheet: " with corrections and additions. Click on the date to see the box and play-by-play for the game.
| Date | Visitor | Home | HP Umpire | Crew Chief | Batter | Inning | Play | |
| 4/17/1914 | Pirates | Cardinals | Cy Rigler | Cy Rigler | Chief Wilson | 1 | Three-ball walk | |
| 8/29/1928 | Indians | Tigers | Bill Guthrie | George Hildebrand | Harry Heilmann | 3 | Walk plus one more pitch (ground out) | |
| 6/10/1953 | Braves | Giants | Larry Goetz | Larry Goetz | Daryl Spencer | 8 | Five-ball walk | |
| 6/2/1954 | Dodgers | Braves | Lee Ballanfant | Al Barlick | Johnny Logan | 4 | Three-ball walk | |
| 9/6/1962 | Giants | Dodgers | Ed Vargo | Al Barlick | Chuck Hiller | 1 | Five-ball walk | |
| 5/5/1978 | Mets | Phillies | John Kibler | John Kibler | Lenny Randle | 9 | Walk plus one more pitch (triple) | |
| 8/28/1992 | Brewers | Blue Jays | Don Denkinger | Don Denkinger | B.J. Surhoff | 8 | Five-ball walk | |
| 9/22/1992 | Twins | Orioles | Dave Phillips | Dave Phillips | John Castino | 5 | Three-ball walk | |
| 8/24/1998 | Astros | Cubs | Jim Quick | Jim Quick | Shane Reynolds | 5 | Three-ball walk | |
| 4/30/2007 | Cardinals | Brewers | Dan Iassogna | Dale Scott | Albert Pujols | 6 | Three-ball walk | |
| 9/4/2008 | Angels | Tigers | Tim Welke | Tim Welke | Sean Rodriguez | 4 | Walk plus one more pitch (strikeout) | |
| 7/3/2010 | Dodgers | D-Backs | Bruce Dreckman | Gary Darling | Xavier Paul | 2 | Three-ball walk | |
| 7/10/2010 | Royals | White Sox | Greg Gibson | Gerry Davis | Gordon Beckham | 6 | Walk plus three more pitches (fly out) | |
| 10/3/2010 | Rays | Royals | Wally Bell | John Hirschbeck | Reid Brignac | 2 | Three-ball walk | |
| 4/21/2011 | Indians | Royals | Angel Hernandez | Joe West | Asdrubal Cabrera | 5 | Three-ball walk | |
| 6/25/2011 | Mets | Rangers | Mike DiMuro | Tim Welke | Nelson Cruz | 2 | Walk plus two more pitches (strikeout) | |
| 7/2/2011 | Padres | Mariners | Phil Cuzzi | Tom Hallion | Cameron Maybin | 5 | Three-ball walk | |
| 7/10/2011 | Mariners | Angels | Gerry Davis | Gerry Davis | Bobby Abreu | 3 | Three-ball walk | |
| 8/31/2012 | Mets | Marlins | Scott Barry | Gary Darling | Mike Baxter | 5 | Three-ball walk | |
| 9/30/2012 | Giants | Padres | Gary Cederstrom | Gary Cederstrom | Will Venable | 4 | Walk plus two more pitches (fly out) | |
| 5/11/2013 | Yankees | Royals | Mark Wegner | Mike Winters | Lorenzo Cain | 5 | Three-ball walk | |
| 9/12/2013 | Yankees | Orioles | Jim Reynolds | Jim Joyce | Chris Stewart | 2 | Two-strike strikeout | |
| 4/22/2014 | Twins | Rays | Paul Schrieber | Ted Barrett | Yunel Escobar | 5 | Walk plus one more pitch (strikeout); incorrectly upheld by replay | |
| 5/30/2014 | Rangers | Nationals | Scott Barry | Jeff Nelson | Wilson Ramos | 6 | Five-ball walk | |
| 6/12/2014 | Braves | Rockies | Jordan Baker | Paul Emmel | Tommy La Stella | 7 | Three-ball walk | |
| 7/23/2014 | Rays | Cardinals | Dan Bellino | Kerwin Danley | John Jay | 7 | Walk plus two more pitches (strikeout) | |
| 4/21/2015 | Astros | Mariners | CB Bucknor | Dale Scott | George Springer | 5 | Walk plus one more pitch (strikeout) | |
| 5/23/2015 | Athletics | Rays | Rob Drake | Joe West | Max Muncy | 6 | Five-ball walk | |
| 5/31/2015 | Nationals | Reds | Paul Emmel | Jerry Meals | Joey Votto | 7 | Three-ball walk | |
| 8/24/2015 | Mets | Phillies | Tom Hallion | Tom Hallion | Cesar Hernandez | 1 | Five-ball walk | |
| 5/6/2016 | Mariners | Astros | Manny Gonzalez | Jeff Nelson | Jose Altuve | 7 | Three-ball walk | |
| 6/15/2016 | Twins | Angels | Tim Timmons | Mike Everitt | Yunel Escobar | 7 | Three-ball walk | |
| 8/8/2017 | Astros | White Sox | Sean Barber | Ted Barrett | Yoan Moncada | 4 | Five-ball walk | |
| 5/3/2018 | Orioles | Angels | Brian Gorman | Brian Gorman | Ian Kinsler | 3 | Walk plus two more pitches (strikeout) | |
| 7/27/2018 | Blue Jays | White Sox | CB Bucknor | Fieldin Culbreth | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 8 | Walk plus six more pitches (double) | |
| 5/17/2019 | Cardinals | Rangers | Bill Miller | Bill Miller | Logan Forsythe | 8 | Walk plus one more pitch (fly out) | |
| 9/23/2020 | Phillies | Nationals | Joe West | Joe West | Mickey Moniak | 9 | Walk plus three more pitches (single) | |
| 10/7/2020 (NLDS) | Marlins | Braves | Dan Bellino | Mark Wegner | Adam Duvall | 2 | Walk plus one more pitch (flyout) | |
| 5/28/2021 | Yankees | Tigers | Vic Carapazza | Jerry Meals | Gio Urshela | 6 | Three-ball walk | |
| 6/26/2021 | Astros | Tigers | Sam Holbrook | Sam Holbrook | Kyle Tucker | 6 | Five-ball walk | |
| 4/22/2022 | Rangers | Athletics | Brian Knight | Bill Miller | Andy Ibanez | 9 | Five-ball walk | |
| 8/3/2022 | Red Sox | Astros | Jim Wolf | Angel Hernandez | Yordan Alvarez | 3 | Strikeout plus one more pitch (ground out) | |
| 8/15/2022 | Mariners | Angels | Laz Diaz | Laz Diaz | Carlos Santana | 9 | Three-ball walk | |
| 9/30/2022 | Phillies | Nationals | Marvin Hudson | Marvin Hudson | Victor Robles | 7 | Walk plus one more pitch (strikeout) | |
| 4/19/2023 | Cubs | Athletics | Adam Hamari | Vic Carapazza | Jesus Aguilar | 4 | Five-ball walk | |
| 6/15/2023 | Phillies | Diamondbacks | Nick Mahrley | Jerry Layne | Geraldo Perdomo | 7 | Three-ball walk | |
| 9/22/2023 | Brewers | Marlins | Roberto Ortiz | Bill Miller | Jesus Sanchez | 9 | Walk plus one more pitch (strikeout) |
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