Editing Passed ball (section)

==Records==
{{Further|List of Major League Baseball career passed balls leaders}}
The MLB career record for passed balls allowed is 763 by [[Pop Snyder]], while [[Rudy Kemmler]] set the single season record of 114 in 1883.<ref>{{cite web|title=Progressive Leaders & Records for Passed Balls|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/PB_progress.shtml|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=June 22, 2017}}</ref><ref name="tht">{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Frank |title=The Ghost of Passed Balls Past |url=https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-ghost-of-passed-balls-past/ |website=The Hardball Times |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> The single season record in the modern era is 35, set by [[Geno Petralli]] in 1987.<ref name="tht"/><ref name="sporting">{{cite news |last1=Gotsulias |first1=Stacy |title=Aug. 30, 1987: When Geno Petralli had one of the worst games ever |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/geno-petralli-six-passed-balls-in-one-game-record-rangers-tigers-august-30-1987-video/f7ps7udwebig1w30w1cmd0i0g |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=www.sportingnews.com |date=August 30, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="mcall">{{cite news |title=TEXAS' PETRALLI SETS THE RECORD FOR PASSED BALLS |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1987-12-27-2596864-story.html |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=The Morning Call |date=December 27, 1987}}</ref> The record for passed balls in a single game, six, was set by [[Rube Vickers]] in 1902 and later tied by Petralli in 1987 and [[Jerry Goff]] in 1996.<ref name="sporting"/><ref name="seatimes">{{cite news |last1=Albee |first1=Dave |title=Passed-Ball Infamy Not End Of World For Astros' Goff |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960519&slug=2330130 |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=Seattle Times |agency=Marin Independent Journal |date=May 19, 1996}}</ref><ref name="cut4">{{cite news |last1=Clair |first1=Michael |title=Watch No. 1 NFL draft pick Jared Goff's dad, Jerry, hit his first MLB single |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/watch-top-nfl-prospect-jared-s-goff-s-dad-play-mlb-c175114272 |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=MLB.com |date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> The record for passed balls in a single inning is four, and is jointly held by Petralli, [[Ray Katt]], and [[Ryan Lavarnway]], all three of whom were catching knuckleball pitchers ([[Charlie Hough]], [[Hoyt Wilhelm]], and [[Steven Wright (baseball)|Steven Wright]], respectively).<ref name="mcall"/><ref name="lavarn">{{cite news |last1=Duffey |first1=Gene |title=Lavarnway finds redemption following wild first |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-catcher-ryan-lavarnway-ties-big-league-record-with-four-passed-balls/c-56093818 |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=MLB.com |date=August 7, 2013 |language=en}}</ref>