mlb_schedule_postseason: *Find game_pk values for professional baseball postseason...

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Find game_pk values for professional baseball postseason games (major and minor leagues)

Description

Find game_pk values for professional baseball postseason games (major and minor leagues)

Usage

mlb_schedule_postseason(
  season = 2021,
  game_type = NULL,
  series_number = NULL,
  sport_id = 1,
  team_id = NULL
)

Arguments

season	The season for which you want to find game_pk values for MLB games
game_type	game_type to return schedule information for all tied games in a particular game_type
series_number	The Series number to return schedule information for all tied games in a particular series number
sport_id	The sport_id to return schedule information for.
team_id	The team_id to return schedule information for. game_type_id game_type_description S Spring Training R Regular Season F Wild Card Game D Division Series L League Championship Series W World Series C Championship N Nineteenth Century Series P Playoffs A All-Star Game I Intrasquad E Exhibition

Value

Returns a tibble that includes game_pk values and additional information for games scheduled or played

col_name	types	description
date	character	Calendar date for the schedule entry.
total_items	integer	Total schedule items on the date.
total_events	integer	Total non-game events on the date.
total_games	integer	Total games on the date.
total_games_in_progress	integer	Games currently in progress on the date.
game_pk	integer	Unique game identifier.
game_guid	character	Globally unique game identifier (GUID).
link	character	API link to the game feed.
game_type	character	Postseason game type code (e.g. 'F', 'D', 'W').
season	character	Season the game belongs to.
game_date	character	Game date-time in UTC (ISO 8601).
official_date	character	Official game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
is_tie	logical	Whether the game ended in a tie.
is_featured_game	logical	Whether the game is a featured game.
game_number	integer	Game number within a doubleheader.
public_facing	logical	Whether the game is public-facing.
double_header	character	Doubleheader indicator ('N', 'S', 'Y').
gameday_type	character	Gameday data feed type.
tiebreaker	character	Whether the game is a tiebreaker.
calendar_event_id	character	Calendar event identifier.
season_display	character	Display string for the season.
day_night	character	Day or night game indicator.
description	character	Series/round description (e.g. 'AL Wild Card Game').
scheduled_innings	integer	Scheduled number of innings.
reverse_home_away_status	logical	Whether home/away teams are reversed.
games_in_series	integer	Number of games in the series.
series_game_number	integer	Game number within the series.
series_description	character	Description of the series.
record_source	character	Source of the schedule record.
if_necessary	character	Whether the game is played only if necessary.
if_necessary_description	character	Description of the if-necessary status.
status_abstract_game_state	character	Abstract game state (e.g. 'Final').
status_coded_game_state	character	Coded game state.
status_detailed_state	character	Detailed game state.
status_status_code	character	Status code for the game.
status_start_time_tbd	logical	Whether the start time is TBD.
status_abstract_game_code	character	Abstract game state code.
teams_away_score	integer	Away team score.
teams_away_is_winner	logical	Whether the away team won.
teams_away_split_squad	logical	Whether the away team is a split squad.
teams_away_series_number	integer	Away team's series number.
teams_away_team_id	integer	Away team MLBAM ID.
teams_away_team_name	character	Away team name.
teams_away_team_link	character	API link to the away team.
teams_away_league_record_wins	integer	Away team series-record wins.
teams_away_league_record_losses	integer	Away team series-record losses.
teams_away_league_record_pct	character	Away team winning percentage.
teams_home_score	integer	Home team score.
teams_home_is_winner	logical	Whether the home team won.
teams_home_split_squad	logical	Whether the home team is a split squad.
teams_home_series_number	integer	Home team's series number.
teams_home_team_id	integer	Home team MLBAM ID.
teams_home_team_name	character	Home team name.
teams_home_team_link	character	API link to the home team.
teams_home_league_record_wins	integer	Home team series-record wins.
teams_home_league_record_losses	integer	Home team series-record losses.
teams_home_league_record_pct	character	Home team winning percentage.
venue_id	integer	MLBAM venue ID.
venue_name	character	Venue name.
venue_link	character	API link to the venue.
content_link	character	API link to the game content.
inning_break_length	integer	Length of inning breaks in seconds.
reschedule_date	character	Reschedule date-time, if rescheduled.
reschedule_game_date	character	Reschedule game date, if rescheduled.
status_reason	character	Reason for the game status (e.g. 'Rain').
rescheduled_from	character	Original date-time the game was rescheduled from.
rescheduled_from_date	character	Original date the game was rescheduled from.
events	list	Nested list of non-game events.

Examples

  try(mlb_schedule_postseason(season = 2021))

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