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foul-balls

This folder contains the data behind the story We Watched 906 Foul Balls To Find Out Where The Most Dangerous Ones Land.

foul-balls.csv contains 906 foul balls collected from the most foul-heavy day at each of the the 10 stadiums that produced the most foul balls, as of June 5, 2019. Batted-ball data is from Baseball Savant.

Column | Description -------|------------- matchup | The two teams that played game_date| Date of the most foul-heavy day at each stadium type_of_hit | Fly, grounder, line drive, pop up or batter hits self exit_velocity | Recorded exit velocity of each hit -- blank if not provided predicted_zone | The zone we predicted the foul ball would land in by gauging angles camera_zone | The zone that the foul ball landed in, confirmed by footage used_zone | The zone used for analysis

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