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... Well, the updates to the web-site have now been released. Sean, do you want to send me a list of what you want or should there be some discussion on the...
The "holes" in our data is as follows. I suggest that this post gets updated going forward. Hitting: SB - 1876 to 1885 CS - 1876 to 1919 IBB - 1871 to 1954 ...
Tom, Thank you again for the offer. I think we should start out small and get things tied together. In fielding, we could use Catcher SB, CS, and Catcher...
In a discussion over on Retrolist, Tom pointing me to these files on our egroup. I was wondering how this data was generated. The reason I ask is that park...
This list has been appended with Sean's note regarding breaking down start/relief appearances, which is really a great suggestion. Tom *** The "holes" in our...
... KJOK mentioned in a post in this group, probably over a year ago, (that I can't seem to find right now... we were discussing proofing, and sources, etc)...
Tom: The descriptive data (park configuration) was initially taken from Green Cathedrals (original version). The batting data was generated from Retrosheet...
... What about SB and CS for pitchers? By the way, something I keep track on Retrosheet is WP for catchers and passed balls for pitchers. ... What's the rule...
... Tom, you and I are among the handfuls (I think) that looks at this. If I was the Dr Evil of baseball, I would certainly add it. Not that we're going to do...
... Going through old box scores, these often were recorded differently. A few other notes: * The original (1969) Baseball Encyclopedia had innings pitched and...
While ballparks data bases are being discussed, I want to mention that the Pictorial History and Ballparks Committee have just begun a joint project to develop...
... handsful, I think ... I agree. If the NA Statistics Project were rerun today, it would be worthwhile to compile these disaggregated statistics. As it is,...
... Paul: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=handfuls In any case, I wasn't pondering the spelling of the word, but rather the idea that very few people...
... According to the chronology of rule changes which appears in Total Baseball, that rule went into effect in 1976. Lou Gehrig is a well-known example, prior...
... Absolutely. All four would be great. ... I'm not sure which is better or if a standard policy has been applied to the data in the BDB. ... I'm referring...
Tom R: Also, batting and pitching data by BALLPARK by year, broken down by home team and away team, and by LH and RH hitters, would be awsome. I already have...
In comparing version 5.1 of the database against the most recent updates to Retrosheet's website, I have found discrepancies in the career paths of 30 ...
... Excellent, excellent post. The stint discrepancies can be explained rather easily, actually. When I first started adding stints, the transaction database...
Today I am writing without reference to either bbdb 5.1 or the new Pete Palmer encyclopedia. Yet this may interest some folks. the 1870s Donnellys (before...
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I have just uploaded to the files area of this Yahoo! group a zipped bundle of CSV files and a readme.txt file which enable the following enhancements to the...
Is there any easy way to pull this data into either Access or SQL Server? Those are the DB engines I am familiar with and have at my disposal...any hints? Jim...