premise: So in the interest of securing a no - hitter , the Brewers put together a DVD with instant replays of the play from all different angles in order to appeal the official scorer 's decision about the play . The Brewers claimed it should have been an error , and hence Sabathia would have pitched a no - hitter . How often do you go to such great lengths to prove that you made an error and to get others to recognize it ? Usually it 's just the opposite . What must be true of the rules governing a no hitter designation ?
hypothesis: The base given up as a result of an error must count for the hitter as a hit .