retrosheet_mlb_1871_2025

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Notes

• Forfeited games: winner follows Retrosheet's forfeit code, not the score (forfeit V = agent_b, H = agent_a; T, ruled a no-decision, = draw). homefield is always agent_a, the team Retrosheet lists as home; neutral-site games (Tokyo, London, Mexico City series, etc.) are not marked, and park identifies them. league NAssn is Retrosheet's NA (National Association, 1871-75), renamed so it is not read as missing. (irw#2702)

These notes describe the source data, which the IRW reproduces as released. All notes are listed on the Data Notes page.

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Columns

agent_aagent_battendancecompleteddateday_nightforfeitgame_numgame_typehomefieldleague_aleague_blength_outsminutesparkprotestscore_ascore_bseasonwinner

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Custom licence — check the terms before reuse: The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org.

Or load it directly in R or Python (both need a free Redivis account; the first call opens a browser to sign in):

# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("retrosheet_mlb_1871_2025", source = "comp")

# Python
pip install irw

import irw
df = irw.fetch("retrosheet_mlb_1871_2025", source="comp")

How to cite

@misc{Retrosheet2026,
  author = {Retrosheet},
  title = {Game logs, 1871-2025},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.retrosheet.org}},
  note = {Downloaded 2026-10-01}
}

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