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At the Baseball Game
It is a sunny and warm spring day in Cipher, South Decoder. Fans at the baseball park have come to see their own Cipher Solvers play their rivals, the Rockford Peaches, in the first game of the season. Everyone is hoping for a good show.
The home fans became very vocal as 5 of their players (Tim, Hank, K.C., Flynn, and Jimmy Blake) either made an exciting play to allow runs to score, or made an embarrassing error - or both!
Scorecard
Names: Tim, Hank, K.C., Flynn, Jimmy Blake
Positions: pitcher, catcher, 3rd base, shortstop, left field
RBIs: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Errors: 0, 1, ?, 2, 3
First Inning
By the end of the game, two players were charged with the same number of errors, either 1 or 2. This number (?) is to be deduced from the clues.
Second Inning
No player ended up with the same number of errors and RBIs.
Third Inning
The left fielder had his 1 RBI when, with runners at 1st and 3rd, he hit one over the head of the Peaches' 2nd baseman and into right field.
Fourth Inning
Jimmy Blake earned his 2 RBIs when he hit a triple, allowing the center fielder and the 3rd baseman to score.
Fifth Inning
Flynn had his 1 error when he missed a throw to 1st base.
Sixth Inning
Tim, who posted either 2 or 3 RBIs, ended up with 1 error more than the pitcher after he (Tim) quite literally dropped the ball.
Seventh Inning
The player who finished with no RBIs and 2 errors, including fumbling a fly ball, doesn't play 3rd base.
Eighth Inning
The player who had his 3 RBIs with a game-tying in-the-park home run that had the fans on their feet, scored at least 1 error, but he had fewer errors than the shortstop.
Ninth Inning
K.C. ended the game with 2 fewer errors than the catcher, who let a wild pitch get past him so that the Peaches regained the lead.
Can you determine which position the boys played, as well as how many runs batted in (RBI) and errors they made?
The home fans became very vocal as 5 of their players (Tim, Hank, K.C., Flynn, and Jimmy Blake) either made an exciting play to allow runs to score, or made an embarrassing error - or both!
Scorecard
Names: Tim, Hank, K.C., Flynn, Jimmy Blake
Positions: pitcher, catcher, 3rd base, shortstop, left field
RBIs: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Errors: 0, 1, ?, 2, 3
First Inning
By the end of the game, two players were charged with the same number of errors, either 1 or 2. This number (?) is to be deduced from the clues.
Second Inning
No player ended up with the same number of errors and RBIs.
Third Inning
The left fielder had his 1 RBI when, with runners at 1st and 3rd, he hit one over the head of the Peaches' 2nd baseman and into right field.
Fourth Inning
Jimmy Blake earned his 2 RBIs when he hit a triple, allowing the center fielder and the 3rd baseman to score.
Fifth Inning
Flynn had his 1 error when he missed a throw to 1st base.
Sixth Inning
Tim, who posted either 2 or 3 RBIs, ended up with 1 error more than the pitcher after he (Tim) quite literally dropped the ball.
Seventh Inning
The player who finished with no RBIs and 2 errors, including fumbling a fly ball, doesn't play 3rd base.
Eighth Inning
The player who had his 3 RBIs with a game-tying in-the-park home run that had the fans on their feet, scored at least 1 error, but he had fewer errors than the shortstop.
Ninth Inning
K.C. ended the game with 2 fewer errors than the catcher, who let a wild pitch get past him so that the Peaches regained the lead.
Can you determine which position the boys played, as well as how many runs batted in (RBI) and errors they made?
Answer
Hank (catcher) with 0 RBIs and 2 errorsK.C. (left field) with 1 RBI and 0 errors
Jimmy Blake (shortstop) with 2 RBIs and 3 errors
Tim (3rd base) with 3 RBIs and 2 errors
Flynn (pitcher) with 4 RBIs and 1 error
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