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BDB to Retrosheet Team X-ref for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim   Message List  
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Just an FYI...

BDB is using "LAA" as the Angels team ID, starting in 2005.

Retrosheet has continued to use "ANA".

For the years 1961-1964, both however use "LAA", making a simple x-
reference mapping of Retrosheet Team ID's to BDB Team ID's impossible
without including a season/year parameter.

THANKS,
KJOK






Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:35 pm

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Just an FYI... BDB is using "LAA" as the Angels team ID, starting in 2005. Retrosheet has continued to use "ANA". For the years 1961-1964, both however use...
KJOK
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... We should definitely change one of the LAA. That shouldn't have happened. Key changes are problematic. As a general rule, any key changes need to be...
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Tom: Yes, that's what I was trying to hint at - changing one of the LAA would be the easiest way to go. I assume the Lahman database will have the same issue? ...
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