Mapping retrosheet codes in asyncronous ballparks

canadiancreed · 08-23-2013, 02:59 PM

So reading through retrosheet and noticed these codes that look like the stuff you'd see in game logs for OOTP. For those wondering what I'm refering too, here's a link

Retrosheet Hit Location Diagram

My question for anyone that might know, is while this works for a standard sized ballpark (the example look an awful lot like old Tiger stadium), what about ones that dont' fit such a mold? Something like Baker Bowl with the right short right field, or Fenway with it's zigzag outfield, or Braves Field with it's ginormous outfield? Is there a process that adds and subtracts sections to fit such parks, or is it approximated as best as possible to fit?

fhomess · 08-23-2013, 03:20 PM

My understanding of that grid as it's intended to be used is that you overlay the ballpark dimensions on top of it. Very small ballparks will have no D or XD sections. Larger ballparks will have the D and XD sections extended to the walls (or the next 50' arc for D sections).

Questdog · 08-23-2013, 03:21 PM

Haven't messed with that stuff in a while, but I'm sure you could probably find a map for Fenway somewhere.....nobody's scoring any games in the Baker Bowl anymore, so there probably has not been an effort to make one for it.....

08-23-2013, 02:59 PM	#1
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	Mapping retrosheet codes in asyncronous ballparks So reading through retrosheet and noticed these codes that look like the stuff you'd see in game logs for OOTP. For those wondering what I'm refering too, here's a link Retrosheet Hit Location Diagram My question for anyone that might know, is while this works for a standard sized ballpark (the example look an awful lot like old Tiger stadium), what about ones that dont' fit such a mold? Something like Baker Bowl with the right short right field, or Fenway with it's zigzag outfield, or Braves Field with it's ginormous outfield? Is there a process that adds and subtracts sections to fit such parks, or is it approximated as best as possible to fit? __________________ PT21 PT22

08-23-2013, 03:20 PM	#2
fhomess Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,652	My understanding of that grid as it's intended to be used is that you overlay the ballpark dimensions on top of it. Very small ballparks will have no D or XD sections. Larger ballparks will have the D and XD sections extended to the walls (or the next 50' arc for D sections). __________________ StatsLab- PHP/MySQL based utilities for Online Leagues Baseball Cards - Full list of known templates and documentation on card development.

08-23-2013, 03:21 PM	#3
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Haven't messed with that stuff in a while, but I'm sure you could probably find a map for Fenway somewhere.....nobody's scoring any games in the Baker Bowl anymore, so there probably has not been an effort to make one for it.....