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Are there any baseball games without PBP from 1916 to 1972?
There are several hundred games without pbp from 1916 to 1972 and for those we may not have any data. CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1901 on.
Where do CG and GS come from in baseball?
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1901 on. Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1916 to 1972 and complete from then on.
What are fielding stats in Major League Baseball?
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly. Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats.
When did Nap Lajoie join the Philadelphia Phillies?
Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Philadelphia Athletics. April 21, 1902: Granted Free Agency. May 31, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Bronchos. January, 1915: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Cleveland Indians.
When did Carlos Rios join the Pittsburgh Pirates?
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Carlos Rios (minors) (September 8, 1982) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade. April 1, 1986: Released by the Atlanta Braves. February 16, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.
Where did the idea of baseball statistics come from?
The practice of keeping records of player achievements was started in the 19th century by Henry Chadwick. Based on his experience with the sport of cricket, Chadwick devised the predecessors to modern-day statistics including batting average, runs scored, and runs allowed .
What are sabermetrics and comparative statistics in baseball?
Sabermetrics and comparative statistics attempt to provide an improved measure of a player’s performance and contributions to his team from year to year, frequently against a statistical performance average.
Where do the stats come from in baseball?
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1901) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available. Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
What did Tom Selleck do in batting practice?
Selleck took batting practice — including hitting a bomb off then-Tigers pitcher Mike Henneman, who told Strang that he still plans to get Selleck back for that indignity — and he endured the usual rookie hazings of shaving cream in the ball cap and skin salve in the shoes.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1916 to 1972 and complete from then on. Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1901) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.