Importing historical player?

Athletics17 · 11-01-2009, 11:14 AM

Where do I find the codes for importing historical players. ex. ruthba01. Any suggestions would be awesome.

TribeFanInNC · 11-01-2009, 11:25 AM

In general, it is the first five letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the first name + 01. Obviously the 01 is just a counter and could be increased for common names (e.g. there is obviously a griffke01 and 02).

If you REALLY want to see, you can open up the Lahman dbase with a dbase program and look through the ids yourself. But I find guessing much less hassle.

Bluenoser · 11-01-2009, 11:40 AM

You can also go to Baseball Reference and click on a players page. The html has his info in it that you need for importing into OOTP.

Athletics17 · 11-01-2009, 08:30 PM

I am trying to import historical player and filled in the name code then I select import and it goes to the game files. What file do I select to import player file? I was assuming it was a .csv file but can't find it. Any ideas?

Spritze · 11-01-2009, 08:37 PM

point to master.csv in the stats folder

Athletics17 · 11-01-2009, 08:42 PM

Thank you!! I knew it was around there somewhere

11-01-2009, 11:14 AM	#1
Athletics17 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: jackson Hole, Wy Posts: 1,187	Importing historical player? Where do I find the codes for importing historical players. ex. ruthba01. Any suggestions would be awesome. __________________ Compilation of Uniforms

11-01-2009, 08:30 PM	#4
Athletics17 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: jackson Hole, Wy Posts: 1,187	I am trying to import historical player and filled in the name code then I select import and it goes to the game files. What file do I select to import player file? I was assuming it was a .csv file but can't find it. Any ideas? __________________ Compilation of Uniforms

11-01-2009, 08:42 PM	#6
Athletics17 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: jackson Hole, Wy Posts: 1,187	Thank you!! I knew it was around there somewhere __________________ Compilation of Uniforms

11-01-2009, 11:25 AM	#2
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	In general, it is the first five letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the first name + 01. Obviously the 01 is just a counter and could be increased for common names (e.g. there is obviously a griffke01 and 02). If you REALLY want to see, you can open up the Lahman dbase with a dbase program and look through the ids yourself. But I find guessing much less hassle.

11-01-2009, 11:40 AM	#3
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,487	You can also go to Baseball Reference and click on a players page. The html has his info in it that you need for importing into OOTP.

11-01-2009, 08:37 PM	#5
Spritze OOTP Historical Czar Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bothell Wa Posts: 7,253	point to master.csv in the stats folder