mlb_game_info: *Retrieve additional game information for major and minor...

In baseballr: Acquiring and Analyzing Baseball Data

Retrieve additional game information for major and minor league games

Description

Retrieve additional game information for major and minor league games

Usage

mlb_game_info(game_pk)

Arguments

game_pk

The unique game_pk identifier for the game

Value

Returns a tibble that includes supplemental information, such as weather, official scorer, attendance, etc., for the game_pk provided

col_name	types	description
game_date	character	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_pk	numeric	Unique game identifier.
venue_name	character	Stadium name.
venue_id	integer	Venue ID.
temperature	character	Game-time temperature (degrees F).
other_weather	character	Weather condition description.
wind	character	Wind speed and direction.
attendance	character	Reported game attendance.
start_time	character	First-pitch local start time.
elapsed_time	character	Total elapsed game time (H:MM).
game_id	character	Human-readable game ID slug.
game_type	character	Game type code (R, P, etc.).
home_sport_code	character	Home sport code (always 'mlb').
official_scorer	character	Official scorer name.
date	character	Long-form game date label.
status_ind	character	Game status code.
home_league_id	integer	Home team league ID.
gameday_sw	character	Gameday data type code.

Examples

  try(mlb_game_info(game_pk = 566001))

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