Yes, I can import the latest data into a SQL database in no time now—so much easier than running BEVENT or its cousin!

Thank you for pointing this stuff out! I'm excited to dig into it. Also, good to know that I was skipping the deduced files. This is part of the problem with teaching yourself something. No matter how long you use it, you may not know what you don't know.

I’m always excited to hear about when someone learns new ways to use the Retrosheet data! I’m happy to answer further questions either this way or via email jaywigley@mac.com

So the plays file is not structured the same as BEVENT's output though, right? This may be an offseason task then...

It is nearly identical to CWEVENT’s output, but may be in a different order (column order, I mean). There’s a field map (from one to the other) here: retrosheet.org/downloads/pb...

Sweet! Now I don't have to change my entire process!

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