A single file containing parsed data for all games for which Retrosheet has play-by-play data can be downloaded here. Retrosheet currently has play-by-play data for 199,830 games and this file includes 15,852,865 lines of data.
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Contents of parsed play-by-play files
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 event
- if a game was suspended and later resumed at a different ballpark, the value for 'ballpark' will change mid-game,
indicating the site of specific events
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; '??' if unknown
pitches pitch sequence, if known; blank if unknown
nump number of pitches, if known; blank if unknown
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 (1 - 9; 0 if unknown)
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
- on ground ball where 'dpopp' = 1, 'pivot' is player who made initial putout if a baserunner was forced out,
or fielder of ground ball ('firstf') if no force out
- idea behind 'pivot' is to establish fielders who deserve to share credit/blame for converting double plays
pn play number - sequential order of plays within a particular game
date date of game
- if a game was suspended and later resumed at a different ballpark, the value for 'date' will change mid-game,
to indicate the resumption of the game; 'date' does not change mid-game for games that are played continuously,
but end after midnight local time
gametype type of game (e.g., regular-season, exhibition, etc.)
pbp 'deduced' or 'full'
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