Retrosheet
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Retrosheet was founded in 1989 for the purpose of computerizing play-by-play accounts of as many pre-1984 major league games as possible. Retrosheet's work has expanded considerably from its original inception while staying focused on major league games.
Retrosheet is a community reference project by those who love baseball, for those who love baseball. Why did @jaywigley.bsky.social, author of 'How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History', choose to document @retrosheet.bsky.social's own history?
Why did Jay Wigley choose to document the history of Retrosheet? #baseball #history #playbyplay
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What is @retrosheet.bsky.social? Author @jaywigley.bsky.social, author of 'How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History', joined @ewanspence.co.uk in the CBR Clubhouse to discuss Retrosheet's mission and its important role in preserving our game's legacy. Listen to the full interview chat on our podcast.
Jay Wigley discusses Retrosheet's mission and how it documents baseball's history.
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This is a good one, friends; don’t miss it
Classic Baseball Radio@classicbaseball.bsky.social · 3w agoWe have a bonus episode for you this week. "From The Clubhouse" features @ewanspence.co.uk in conversation with @jaywigley.bsky.social about his love of baseball, the game's intimidating lore, and his new book on Retrosheet and its mission to preserve baseball's history for everyone.
To celebrate the most recent Retrosheet ( @retrosheet.bsky.social ) release, I’ve reduced prices on all versions of How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History! Visit www.retrosheet-book.com to learn more! (Sale in effect through August 31!)
Retrosheet is pleased to announce its first semi-annual release of 2026. Highlights include box scores for the 1897 NL, play-by-play for the 1908 and 1909 AL/NL, and the 1933 and 1934 Negro League seasons. See here for complete details: retrosheet.org/summer2026re...
Summer 2026 Release
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I can't find any beat coverage of the WPBL games (beyond the league's own insufficient write-ups), so I've decided to take matters into my own hands (for now) with an old-school fan blog. Here's the first post on Kelsie Whitmore's 3HR game (don't look at the rest of the site, it's not ready):
Whitmore’s 3 Homers Dethrone Queens
The Firebells’ Kelsie Whitmore connects for a three-run home run off Ayami Sato in the fourth inning, the second of Whitmore’s three home runs on the night. [screenshot] One of the Wome…
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Baseball fans, (really all sports), hold on to your butts! This new app—totally free!—is SO fun and worth your time to log all your in-person games. . .and it helps by checking your photo roll! apps.apple.com/us/app/boxds...
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My wife loved this pic of Carmelo by @mollyknight.bsky.social that she got me a print of it for my birthday to hang in my office! Www.retrosheet-book.com @retrosheet.bsky.social
As readers of How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History know, today is the 68th anniversary of Dave Smith’s first MLB game! He was inspired that day toward the work that became Retrosheet. Thank you, Dave! www.retrosheet-book.com
My latest read was How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History by @jaywigley.bsky.social. The book tells the story of how a team of volunteers built a valuable resource in Retrosheet for research into baseball history. Great read on the history behind the history, I highly recommend it.
I was so pleased to talk about @retrosheet.bsky.social with this SABR chapter, and Dave Smith (Retrosheet founder) was able to join as well. Anyone (even non-SABR members) can watch it now at youtu.be/N1fXbTYvfOc?...
SABR Virtual: Jay Wigley, "How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History"
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Very much enjoying “How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History” by @jaywigley.bsky.social. You can buy it here! bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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Check out How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History - <p>You have favorite baseball memories, games that live forever in your mind, ones you can still see perfectly. But could you recall every play? The e...
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Just had a Retrosheet & Dave Smith Mention on Phillies Broadcast @jaywigley.bsky.social Dave supplied today's Trivia. Name the 4 HOF to play for both Cleveland & the Phillies The Crew missed this gem:
Let’s give away a free copy of How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History. Pop over to Reddit and ask a question in the AMA event, then reply to this comment with your question topic to enter the giveaway!
Join me LIVE on Reddit this afternoon and Ask Me Anything! I’ll be talking baseball history and Retrosheet starting at 1:30 PM EST/10:30 AM Pacific. www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s...
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In the pipeline: @desertthunder.dev is working on a fun mobile app on top of our API (we're building baseball data visualizations on top of our largely @retrosheet.bsky.social, Lahman, @mlb.com statsapi API, all open source!
I’ve heard your feedback and updated the Kindle ebook format so that more of you can enjoy How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History. Check it out at: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZSX9TBX or at www.retrosheet-book.com
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Thanks to @jaywigley.bsky.social for the Dave Smith card/bookmarker via @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social Sunday giveaway. Perfect timing too. I just finished a book and was trying to decide what to read next.
ourgame.mlblogs.com/from-kiosk-d... Thanks to @johnthorn.bsky.social for allowing me to stand on his giant shoulders for a day!
From Kiosk Dream to Digital Encyclopedia
How Retrosheet Changed Everything, by Jay Wigley
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Bunch of Thank You's to hand out - @jaywigley.bsky.social for the Dave Smith Card, @gritz.bsky.social for creating it and @ngtcollectibles.bsky.social for running the Sunday FreeTrade Thread. Looking forward to Jay's book! Happy Earth Day my Friends.
Thank you to everyone who has helped How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History succeed! (And many of you helped Retrosheet itself succeed!) (And if you’re curious about the book OR want some sweet extra content not in the book, visit www.retrosheet-book.com) #booksky
Two wonderful pieces of mail today! The local library has accepted my book! And a baseball writer of renown has sent me pure kindness! Thank you, @robneyer.bsky.social for your thoughtfulness. Check out the book at www.retrosheet-book.com and see what all this fuss is about :)
A big THANK YOU to the fans of @retrosheet.bsky.social who in just one week have made my book How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History a success! Learn more at www.retrosheet-book.com and if you have the book already, check out the EXTRAS now available at the same website!
One lucky listener to this episode who responds to the trivia question will win a copy of How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History! Learn more at www.retrosheet-book.com
My Baseball History@shoelesspodcast.bsky.social · 7mo agoEpisode 0507 is live! Make sure you're following @shoelesspodcast and quote this post with the correct answer to the following trivia question for a chance to win: According to baseball pioneer Maybelle Blair, which city is the Cradle of Women's Baseball? www.shoelesspodcast.com/season-five/07
