"Hold" and "Blown Save" not official MLB stats

"A hold is essentially a save for a middle reliever. Though it is not officially recognized by MLB, it is still scored on their Web site."

• From WSJ.com by Nando DiFino, 4/17/08, via BTF

"A blown save (abbreviated BS) is charged to a pitcher who enters a game in a save situation but allows the tying run to score. Blown saves were introduced in 1988, but are not an officially recognized statistic although many sources keep track of them."

• Baseball-Reference.com/bullpen

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