Research Papers

Many researchers have made use of Retrosheet data in their work. Much of this work has been made public by presentation at local and national SABR meetings. Many of the papers are in the SABR Research Library and some are archived at various web sites.

This section of the Retrosheet site was created to provide another outlet for publication of research results. Researchers who have original results are invited to submit them to Retrosheet President David Smith for possible inclusion here. The primary requirement is that Retrosheet data must have been part of the work. Work submitted here may also be presented elsewhere. The intention is not to be exclusive, but to provide a convenient location for research that shares the common thread of using Retrosheet data.

 

Author Title (Date)
Bingham, Brendan What's So Bad About Leaving Runners on Base (05/08/2008)
Chestnut, Christopher 363 DP Summaries (04/16/2008)
Comly, Clem ARM-Average Run equivalent Method (6-20-2000, SABR30)
  Team Triple Crown Winners (July, 2004, SABR34)
  Unearned OPS (July, 2002, SABR32)
Connolly, Brian Do Dramatic Wins Matter? (4-12-2006)
  Momentum and Winning Streaks (4-12-2006)
Gehringer, Christopher QualityStarts 1957-2006 (04/20/2008)
Hardegree, Gary Base-Advance Average (09/17/2005)
Huber, Michael and Andrew Glen Modeling Rare Baseball Events (2/24/2007)
Krabbenhoft, Herm Longest CGOBS Streaks in Post-Season Play (11/2003)
LeConte, Walter In Season Exhibition Games (2/11/2008)
  ISEG preface (2/11/2008)
  Detailed List of In Season Exhibition Games (2/11/2008)
Levine, David Do Baseball Players Have Hot Streaks (3/2007)
Lin, Kyle and Ken Winning Advantage and its Applications (1/2007)
Martini, Joe Manny Mota: Does Retrosheet Back Up My Memories? (1/2006)
Pankin, Mark Subtle Aspects of the Game (6/25/1993, SABR23)
  Who's Right: LaRussa or Gant? (6/30/1999, SABR29)
  Do Base Stealers Help the Next Batters? (6/27/2002, SABR32)
  When Should Bonds be Walked Intentionally? (7/10/2003, SABR33)
  Philly's optimum lineup and Charlie Manuel's response. (6/01/2006, Philadelphia Daily News)>
  Additional On-base Worth 3x Additional Slugging? (7/01/2006, SABR36)
  Should Pitchers Bat 9th? (7/26/2007, SABR37)
  Bragan's 1956 Pirates Unconventional Lineups (1/26/08, Regional SABR)
Rosciam, Chuck Rating System for Catchers (2004)
  Triple Play Descriptions (with Frank Hamilton) (1/18/2005)
  Triple Play Analysis (1/18/2005)
  Best CS% Seasons for Catchers (12/24/2007)
  Best CS% Career for Catchers (12/30/2007)
Round, Michael No Season Better (George Sisler, 1920) (05/10/2008, updated)
Ruane, Tom In Search of Clutch Hitting (7/04/2005)
  Do Some Batters Reach on Errors More Than Others? (7/04/2005)
  The Value Added Approach to Evaluating Performance (7/04/2005)
  Evaluating Traditional Lineups (7/14/2005)
  RBI Production - A New Look at an Old Stat (7/15/2005)
Smith, David W. Do Batters Learn during a Game? (6/7/1996, SABR26)
  The Effectiveness of Platooning (6/25/1998, SABR28)
  Expansion: Does It Add Muscle or Fat? (06/26/1999, SABR29)
From Exile to Specialist: the Evolution of the Relief Pitcher (06/23/2000, SABR30)
  1951 NL Pennant Race (07/12/2001, SABR31)
  Demythologizing Dubious Memories (06/28/2002, SABR32)
  Do Good Teams Really Win More of the Close Games? (07/10/2003, SABR33)
  Coming from Behind: Patterns of Scoring and Relation to Winning (07/16/2004, SABR34)
  Effect of Batting Order (not Lineup) on Scoring (07/05/2006, SABR36)
  How Valuable is Strike One? (07/27/2007, SABR37)
Tangotiger Evaluating Catchers (2004)
Timmerman, Tom Beating the Competition...Literally! (2005)
Weigand, Jim Rating the Catchers (2006) UPDATED

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