espn_college_baseball_pbp: *Get ESPN College Baseball Play-by-Play*

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Get ESPN College Baseball Play-by-Play

Description

Get ESPN College Baseball PBP data

Usage

espn_college_baseball_pbp(game_id)

Arguments

game_id

Game ID

Value

A play-by-play data frame.

col_name	types	description
id	character	Play / record identifier.
sequence_number	character	Play sequence number within the game.
text	character	Text description of the play.
away_score	integer	Away team run total after the play.
home_score	integer	Home team run total after the play.
scoring_play	logical	TRUE if the play scored a run.
score_value	integer	Runs scored on the play.
wallclock	character	Wall-clock timestamp of the play (ISO 8601).
at_bat_id	character	Identifier of the at-bat the play belongs to.
summary_type	character	Play summary type.
outs	integer	Outs in the inning after the play.
type	character	Type.
bat_order	integer	Spot in the batting order (1-9; NA if not applicable).
at_bat_pitch_number	integer	Pitch number within the at-bat.
pitch_velocity	integer	Pitch velocity (mph).
trajectory	character	Batted-ball trajectory.
alternative_play	character	Alternative play.
type_id	integer	Type id.
type_text	character	Type text.
type_type	character	Type type.
type_alternative_text	character	Type alternative text.
type_abbreviation	character	Type abbreviation.
period_type	character	Period type ('inning').
period_number	integer	Inning number.
period_display_value	character	Inning display value (e.g. 'Top 1st').
team_id	integer	Unique ESPN team identifier.
pitch_count_balls	integer	Balls in the count when the pitch was thrown.
pitch_count_strikes	integer	Strikes in the count when the pitch was thrown.
result_count_balls	integer	Balls in the count after the pitch.
result_count_strikes	integer	Strikes in the count after the pitch.
bats_type	character	Bats type.
bats_abbreviation	character	Bats abbreviation.
bats_display_value	character	Bats display value.
pitch_coordinate_x	integer	Pitch location x-coordinate.
pitch_coordinate_y	integer	Pitch location y-coordinate.
pitch_type_id	character	Pitch type identifier.
pitch_type_text	character	Pitch type description (e.g. 'Four-seam FB').
pitch_type_abbreviation	character	Pitch type abbreviation.
hit_coordinate_x	integer	Batted-ball location x-coordinate.
hit_coordinate_y	integer	Batted-ball location y-coordinate.
alternative_type_id	character	Alternative type id.
alternative_type_text	character	Alternative type text.
alternative_type_abbreviation	character	Alternative type abbreviation.
alternative_type_alternative_text	character	Alternative type alternative text.
alternative_type_type	character	Alternative type type.
on_first_athlete_id	character	Athlete id of the runner on first base.
on_second_athlete_id	character	Athlete id of the runner on second base.
play_id	character	Play id.
athlete_id_1	integer	Primary participating athlete id (batter).
athlete_id_2	integer	Second participating athlete id (pitcher).
athlete_id_3	integer	Third participating athlete id (fielder).
home_team_id	integer	Home team id.
home_team_mascot	character	Home team mascot.
home_team_name	character	Home team name.
home_team_abbrev	character	Home team abbrev.
home_team_logo	character	Home team logo.
home_team_logo_dark	character	Home team logo dark.
home_team_full_name	character	Home team full name.
home_team_color	character	Home team color.
home_team_alternate_color	character	Home team alternate color.
home_team_score	integer	Home team score.
home_team_winner	logical	Home team winner.
home_team_record	character	Home team record.
away_team_id	integer	Away team id.
away_team_mascot	character	Away team mascot.
away_team_name	character	Away team name.
away_team_abbrev	character	Away team abbrev.
away_team_logo	character	Away team logo.
away_team_logo_dark	character	Away team logo dark.
away_team_full_name	character	Away team full name.
away_team_color	character	Away team color.
away_team_alternate_color	character	Away team alternate color.
away_team_score	integer	Away team score.
away_team_winner	logical	Away team winner.
away_team_record	character	Away team record.
game_id	integer	Unique ESPN game/event identifier.
season	integer	Season (4-digit year).
season_type	integer	ESPN season type (1=pre, 2=regular, 3=postseason, 4=off-season).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	POSIXct	Game start date/time (US/Eastern).

Author(s)

Saiem Gilani

See Also

Other ESPN College Baseball Functions: espn_college_baseball_athletes_index(), espn_college_baseball_calendar(), espn_college_baseball_coach(), espn_college_baseball_coach_record(), espn_college_baseball_coach_season(), espn_college_baseball_coaches(), espn_college_baseball_conferences(), espn_college_baseball_game_all(), espn_college_baseball_game_broadcasts(), espn_college_baseball_game_official_detail(), espn_college_baseball_game_officials(), espn_college_baseball_game_play(), espn_college_baseball_game_play_personnel(), espn_college_baseball_game_player_box(), espn_college_baseball_game_rosters(), espn_college_baseball_game_situation(), espn_college_baseball_game_team_leaders(), espn_college_baseball_game_team_linescores(), espn_college_baseball_game_team_records(), espn_college_baseball_game_team_roster(), espn_college_baseball_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_college_baseball_game_team_score(), espn_college_baseball_game_team_statistics(), espn_college_baseball_leaders(), espn_college_baseball_news(), espn_college_baseball_player_awards(), espn_college_baseball_player_box(), espn_college_baseball_player_career_stats(), espn_college_baseball_player_eventlog(), espn_college_baseball_player_gamelog(), espn_college_baseball_player_info(), espn_college_baseball_player_overview(), espn_college_baseball_player_seasons(), espn_college_baseball_player_splits(), espn_college_baseball_player_statisticslog(), espn_college_baseball_scoreboard(), espn_college_baseball_season_group(), espn_college_baseball_season_group_children(), espn_college_baseball_season_group_teams(), espn_college_baseball_season_groups(), espn_college_baseball_season_info(), espn_college_baseball_season_leaders(), espn_college_baseball_season_ranking(), espn_college_baseball_season_rankings(), espn_college_baseball_season_type(), espn_college_baseball_season_types(), espn_college_baseball_season_week(), espn_college_baseball_season_weeks(), espn_college_baseball_seasons(), espn_college_baseball_standings(), espn_college_baseball_team(), espn_college_baseball_team_box(), espn_college_baseball_team_leaders(), espn_college_baseball_team_news(), espn_college_baseball_team_record(), espn_college_baseball_team_record_detail(), espn_college_baseball_team_roster(), espn_college_baseball_team_schedule(), espn_college_baseball_team_season_profile(), espn_college_baseball_team_season_roster(), espn_college_baseball_team_season_statistics(), espn_college_baseball_teams(), espn_college_baseball_tournament(), espn_college_baseball_tournament_season(), espn_college_baseball_tournament_seasons(), espn_college_baseball_tournaments(), espn_college_baseball_venues(), espn_college_baseball_week_ranking(), espn_college_baseball_week_rankings()

Examples

try(espn_college_baseball_pbp(game_id = "401778093"))

baseballr documentation built on Aug. 27, 2026, 1:07 a.m.