A new set of files are tentatively being released for download as of July 28, 2024. These files take the form of a series of .csv files which summarize game-level data for all games for which Retrosheet has compiled from 1901 - 2023. These files are described here. This page describes the data available within these files.
It is hoped that the column headings for the .csv files developed by Retrosheet will be self-explanatory. But just in case not, here are the columns.
allplayers.csv
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id RetroID
last Last name
first First name
bat How a player bats: B (both), L, R
throw How a player throws - unknown batting or throwing will be indicated by "?"
team Retrosheet's TeamID - each player will have a separate line for each team for which the team appeared
pos Player's primary position
gameinfo.csv
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gid GameID
visteam visiting team
hometeam home team
site site of game
date date of game
number game number = 0 if a single game; 1, 2, or (in rare cases) 3, otherwise
starttime starting time of game, if known
daynight day or night game
innings scheduled innings - blank indicates game was scheduled for 9 innings
tiebreaker did game use a tiebreaker (e.g., runner on 2b to start extra innings)?
usedh did game use a DH?
htbf did the home team bat first? - blanks for any of 'tiebreaker', 'usedh', or 'htbf' indicate an answer of 'no'
timeofgame length of game, in minutes
attendance attendance
fieldcond field conditions, if known
precip precipitation, if known
sky sky conditions, if known
temp temperature at game time
winddir wind direction
windspeed wind speed
oscorer official scorer, if known
forfeit was the game forfeited - blank indicates no forfeit
umphome home-plate umpire, if known
ump1b 1st-base umpire
ump2b 2nd-base umpire
ump3b 3rd-base umpire
umplf left field umpire
umprf right field umpire
wp winning pitcher
lp losing pitcher
save pitcher who earned save, if any
gametype type of game (e.g., regular-season, exhibition, etc.)
vruns visiting team runs scored
hruns home team runs scored
wteam winning team
lteam losing team
line do we know the line score of the game - blank indicates 'no'
batteries do we know the teams' batteries; p = pitchers, both = pitchers & catchers; blank indicates batteries not known
lineups do we know the teams' lineups; blank indicates 'no'
box do we have a box score; blank indicates 'no'
pbp do we have a play-by-play account; d = deduced account, y = play-by-play account from newspaper or scorecard
season season in which game took place
teamstats.csv
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gid Game ID
team Team ID
inn1 runs scored by team in 1st inning
inn2 runs scored by team in 2nd inning
inn3 runs scored by team in 3rd inning
inn4 runs scored by team in 4th inning
inn5 runs scored by team in 5th inning
inn6 runs scored by team in 6th inning
inn7 runs scored by team in 7th inning
inn8 runs scored by team in 8th inning
inn9 runs scored by team in 9th inning
inn10 - inn28 runs scored by team in inning # {10 - 28)
lob runners left on base by team
mgr in-game manager for team; this field has not been populated yet for Negro League games
stattype 'value', 'official', 'lower', or 'upper':
'upper' and 'lower' bounds are shown for some stats to highlight data uncertainty
'official' identifies discrepancies between Retrosheet accounts and official statistics
b_pa plate appearances by team's batters
b_ab at bats by team's batters
b_r runs scored
b_h hits
b_d doubles
b_t triples
b_hr home runs
b_rbi runs batted in
b_sh sacrifice hits
b_sf sacrifice flies
b_hbp times hit by pitch for team's batters
b_w batter walks by team
b_iw intentional walks
b_k batter strikeouts by team
b_sb stolen bases
b_cs times caught stealing
b_gdp times grounded in double play by team's batters
b_xi times reached base on catcher's interference
b_roe times reached base via error
p_ipouts outs recorded by team pitchers (IP * 3)
p_noout batters faced by team's pitchers in any innings in which no outs were recorded
p_bfp batters faced by team's pitchers
p_h hits allowed
p_d doubles allowed
p_t triples allowed
p_hr home runs allowed
p_r runs allowed
p_er earned runs allowed
p_w walks allowed
p_iw intentional walks allowed
p_k strikeouts by team's pitchers
p_hbp hit by pitches allowed
p_wp wild pitches allowed
p_bk balks allowed
p_sh sacrifice hits allowed
p_sf sacrifice flies allowed
p_sb stolen bases allowed
p_cs caught stealing allowed
p_pb passed balls allowed
d_po team putouts
d_a fielding assists by team
d_e errors committed by team
d_dp double plays turned by team
d_tp triple plays turned by team
d_pb passed balls allowed by team
d_wp wild pitches allowed by team
d_sb stolen bases allowed by team
d_cs caught stealing allowed by team
start_l1 starter at lineup position 1
start_l2 starter at lineup position 2
start_l3 starter at lineup position 3
start_l4 starter at lineup position 4
start_l5 starter at lineup position 5
start_l6 starter at lineup position 6
start_l7 starter at lineup position 7
start_l8 starter at lineup position 8
start_l9 starter at lineup position 9
start_f1 starter at fielding position 1 (i.e., pitcher)
start_f2 starter at fielding position 2 (catcher)
start_f3 starter at fielding position 3 (1B)
start_f4 starter at fielding position 4 (2B)
start_f5 starter at fielding position 5 (3B)
start_f6 starter at fielding position 6 (SS)
start_f7 starter at fielding position 7 (LF)
start_f8 starter at fielding position 8 (CF)
start_f9 starter at fielding position 9 (RF)
start_f10 starter at fielding position 10 (DH)
date date of game
number game number (0 if single game; 1, 2, etc. if multiple games on same date)
site location of game
opp team's opponent in game
wl did the team win or lose the game
gametype type of game (e.g., regular-season, exhibition, etc.)
box do we have a box score for this game
batting.csv
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gid Game ID
id Player ID
team Team ID
b_lp player's lineup position (if known)
b_seq order in which the player appears
(1 = starter, 2 = 2nd player at given lineup slot, etc.)
stattype 'value', 'official', 'lower', or 'upper':
'upper' and 'lower' bounds are shown for some stats to highlight data uncertainty
'official' identifies discrepancies between Retrosheet accounts and official statistics
b_pa plate appearances
b_ab at bats
b_r runs scored
b_h hits
b_d doubles
b_t triples
b_hr home runs
b_rbi runs batted in
b_sh sacrifice hits
b_sf sacrifice flies
b_hbp times hit by pitch
b_w walks
b_iw intentional walks
b_k strikeouts
b_sb stolen bases
b_cs times caught stealing
b_gdp times grounded in double play by team's batters
b_xi times reached base on catcher's interference
b_roe times reached base via error
dh did the player DH in the game
ph did the player pinch hit
pr did the player pinch run
date date of game
number game number(0 if single game; 1, 2, etc. if multiple games on same date)
site location of game
opp player's opponent in game
wl did the player's team win or lose the game
gametype type of game (e.g., regular-season, exhibition, etc.)
box do we have a box score for this game
pitching.csv
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gid Game ID
id Player ID
team Team ID
p_seq order in which the pitcher appeared
(1 = starter, 2 = 2nd pitcher of game, etc.)
stattype 'value', 'official', 'lower', or 'upper':
'upper' and 'lower' bounds are shown for some stats to highlight data uncertainty
'official' identifies discrepancies between Retrosheet accounts and official statistics
p_ipouts outs recorded (IP * 3)
p_noout batters faced by in any innings in which no outs were recorded
p_bfp batters faced by pitcher
p_h hits
p_d doubles
p_t triples
p_hr home runs
p_r runs
p_er earned runs
p_w walks allowed
p_iw intentional walks
p_k strikeouts
p_hbp hit by pitches
p_wp wild pitches
p_bk balks allowed
p_sh sacrifice hits
p_sf sacrifice flies
p_sb stolen bases allowed
p_cs caught stealing allowed
p_pb passed balls allowed
wp winning pitcher?
lp losing pitcher?
save did player earn a save?
gs game started
gf game finished (in relief)
cg complete game
date date of game
number game number(0 if single game; 1, 2, etc. if multiple games on same date)
site location of game
opp player's opponent in game
wl did the player's team win or lose the game
gametype type of game (e.g., regular-season, exhibition, etc.)
box do we have a box score for this game
fielding.csv
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gid Game ID
id Player ID
team Team ID
d_seq order of positions (if player played multiple positions - 1 = first position, etc.)
d_pos fielding position
stattype 'value', 'official', 'lower', or 'upper':
'upper' and 'lower' bounds are shown for some stats to highlight data uncertainty
'official' identifies discrepancies between Retrosheet accounts and official statistics
d_ifouts defensive outs for which player played this position
d_po putouts
d_a assists
d_e errors
d_dp double plays
d_tp triple plays
d_pb passed balls allowed
d_wp wild pitches allowed
d_sb stolen bases allowed
d_cs caught stealing - the stats 'd_pb', d_wp', 'd_sb', and 'd_cs' are compiled only for catchers (d_pos = 2)
d_gs games started at fielding position
date date of game
number game number(0 if single game; 1, 2, etc. if multiple games on same date)
site location of game
opp player's opponent in game
wl did the player's team win or lose the game
gametype type of game (e.g., regular-season, exhibition, etc.)
box do we have a box score for this game
plays.csv
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gid GameID
event play as it appears in our event file
inning inning
top_bot top (0) or bottom (1) of inning
vis_home visiting (0) or home (1) team batting
ballpark location of game
batteam batting team
pitteam pitching team
batter batter
pitcher pitcher
lp lineup position of batter
bat_f fielding position of batter
bathand batter handedness (B, L, R)
pithand pitcher handedness
count pitch count, if known
pitches pitch sequence, if known
pa did the play result in a plate appearance? (1 if yes, 0 if no)
ab at bat
single single
double double
triple triple
hr home run
sh sacrifice bunt
sf sacrifice fly, if awarded; in some seasons, sh and sf were combined in official stats; they are separated here
hbp hit-by-pitch
walk walk
iw intentional walk
k strikeout
xi catchers' interference
oth plate appearance not identified by any previous stats
othout 'oth' on which a batting out was made
noout 'oth' on which no batting out was made
bip ball-in-play; the hit type for bip is identified in the next four columns, if known
bunt bunt
ground ground ball
fly fly ball (or pop up)
line line drive
gdp grounded into double play; 'gdp' is an official stat
othdp double play that was not a 'gdp'
tp triple play
wp wild pitch
pb passed ball
bk balk
oa non-pa not identified by any other stats: either 'out advancing' or 'other advance'
di defensive indifference
sb2 stolen base of second base
sb3 stolen base of third base
sbh stolen base of home
cs2 caught stealing second base
cs3 caught stealing third base
csh caught stealing home
pko1 pickoff at first base
pko2 pickoff at second base
pko3 pickoff at third base
k_safe strikeout on which the batter reached base safely
e1 error(s) by the pitcher; it is possible to be charged multiple errors on a single play
e2 error(s) by the catcher
e3 error(s) by the first baseman
e4 error(s) by the second baseman
e5 error(s) by the third baseman
e6 error(s) by the shortstop
e7 error(s) by the left fielder
e8 error(s) by the center fielder
e9 error(s) by the right fielder
outs_pre number of outs prior to the play
outs_post number of outs at the conclusion of the play
br1_pre runner on first base, if any, prior to the play
br2_pre runner on second base, if any, prior to the play
br3_pre runner on third base, if any, prior to the play
br1_post runner on first base, if any, at the conclusion of the play
br2_post runner on second base, if any, at the conclusion of the play
br3_post runner on third base, if any, at the conclusion of the play
run_b batter if he scored a run on the play
run1 runner on first base if he scored a run on the play
run2 runner on second base if he scored a run on the play
run3 runner on third base if he scored a run on the play
prun1 pitcher charged with the run scored by the runner on first base
prun2 pitcher charged with the run scored by the runner on second base
prun3 pitcher charged with the run scored by the runner on third base
runs total runs scored on the play
rbi total RBI credited to batter on the play
er total earned runs scored on the play
tur runs scored on the play credited as (TUR) - team unearned runs
f2 catcher
f3 first baseman
f4 second baseman
f5 third baseman
f6 shortstop
f7 left fielder
f8 center fielder
f9 right fielder
po0 putouts on play for which fielder is not identified (scored as 99 in event files)
po1 putouts on play by pitcher
po2 putouts on play by catcher
po3 putouts on play by first baseman
po4 putouts on play by second baseman
po5 putouts on play by third baseman
po6 putouts on play by shortstop
po7 putouts on play by left fielder
po8 putouts on play by center fielder
po9 putouts on play by right fielder
a1 assists on play by pitcher
a2 assists on play by catcher
a3 assists on play by first baseman
a4 assists on play by second baseman
a5 assists on play by third baseman
a6 assists on play by shortstop
a7 assists on play by left fielder
a8 assists on play by center fielder
a9 assists on play by right fielder
batout1 fielding position of player who initiated first batting out
batout2 fielding position of player who initiated second batting out (for double play)
batout3 fielding position of player who initiated third batting out (for triple play)
brout_b fielding position of player who initiated baserunning out by batter
brout1 fielding position of player who initiated baserunning out by runner on first base
brout2 fielding position of player who initiated baserunning out by runner on second base
brout3 fielding position of player who initiated baserunning out by runner on third base
firstf fielding position of first player to field a ball-in-play
loc location of ball in play, if known
hittype hit type of ball in play, if known - B (bunt), G (ground ball), P (pop up), F (fly ball), or L (line drive)
dpopp equal to one if there was a runner on first base and fewer than two outs
pivot pivot man on double-play opportunity if one existed
pn play number - sequential order of plays within a particular game
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