Get ESPN MLB team box scores
Value
A team boxscore data frame
| col_name | types | description |
| game_id | integer | Unique ESPN game/event identifier. |
| season | integer | Season (4-digit year). |
| season_type | integer | ESPN season type (1=pre, 2=regular, 3=postseason, 4=off-season). |
| game_date | Date | Game date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| game_date_time | POSIXct | Game start date/time (US/Eastern). |
| team_id | integer | Unique ESPN team identifier. |
| team_uid | character | ESPN universal team identifier (UID). |
| team_slug | character | URL-safe team identifier. |
| team_location | character | Team city / location. |
| team_name | character | Team nickname (e.g. 'Yankees'). |
| team_abbreviation | character | Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'NYY'). |
| team_display_name | character | Full team display name (e.g. 'New York Yankees'). |
| team_short_display_name | character | Short team display name. |
| team_color | character | Team primary color (hex, no leading '#'). |
| team_alternate_color | character | Team alternate color (hex). |
| team_logo | character | Team logo image URL. |
| batting_games_played | character | Team batting: batting games played. |
| batting_team_games_played | character | Team batting: batting team games played. |
| batting_hit_by_pitch | character | Team batting: batting hit by pitch. |
| batting_ground_balls | character | Team batting: batting ground balls. |
| batting_strikeouts | character | Team batting: batting strikeouts. |
| batting_rb_is | character | Team batting: batting rb is. |
| batting_sac_hits | character | Team batting: batting sac hits. |
| batting_hits | character | Team batting: batting hits. |
| batting_stolen_bases | character | Team batting: batting stolen bases. |
| batting_walks | character | Team batting: batting walks. |
| batting_catcher_interference | character | Team batting: batting catcher interference. |
| batting_runs | character | Team batting: batting runs. |
| batting_gid_ps | character | Team batting: batting gid ps. |
| batting_sac_flies | character | Team batting: batting sac flies. |
| batting_at_bats | character | Team batting: batting at bats. |
| batting_home_runs | character | Team batting: batting home runs. |
| batting_grand_slam_home_runs | character | Team batting: batting grand slam home runs. |
| batting_runners_left_on_base | character | Team batting: batting runners left on base. |
| batting_triples | character | Team batting: batting triples. |
| batting_game_winning_rb_is | character | Team batting: batting game winning rb is. |
| batting_intentional_walks | character | Team batting: batting intentional walks. |
| batting_doubles | character | Team batting: batting doubles. |
| batting_fly_balls | character | Team batting: batting fly balls. |
| batting_caught_stealing | character | Team batting: batting caught stealing. |
| batting_pitches | character | Team batting: batting pitches. |
| batting_games_started | character | Team batting: batting games started. |
| batting_pinch_at_bats | character | Team batting: batting pinch at bats. |
| batting_pinch_hits | character | Team batting: batting pinch hits. |
| batting_player_rating | character | Team batting: batting player rating. |
| batting_is_qualified | character | Team batting: batting is qualified. |
| batting_is_qualified_steals | character | Team batting: batting is qualified steals. |
| batting_total_bases | character | Team batting: batting total bases. |
| batting_plate_appearances | character | Team batting: batting plate appearances. |
| batting_projected_home_runs | character | Team batting: batting projected home runs. |
| batting_extra_base_hits | character | Team batting: batting extra base hits. |
| batting_runs_created | character | Team batting: batting runs created. |
| batting_avg | character | Team batting: batting average. |
| batting_pinch_avg | character | Team batting: batting pinch avg. |
| batting_slug_avg | character | Team batting: batting slug avg. |
| batting_secondary_avg | character | Team batting: batting secondary avg. |
| batting_on_base_pct | character | Team batting: batting on base pct. |
| batting_ops | character | Team batting: batting ops. |
| batting_ground_to_fly_ratio | character | Team batting: batting ground to fly ratio. |
| batting_runs_created_per27outs | character | Team batting: batting runs created per27outs. |
| batting_batter_rating | character | Team batting: batting batter rating. |
| batting_at_bats_per_home_run | character | Team batting: batting at bats per home run. |
| batting_stolen_base_pct | character | Team batting: batting stolen base pct. |
| batting_pitches_per_plate_appearance | character | Team batting: batting pitches per plate appearance. |
| batting_isolated_power | character | Team batting: batting isolated power. |
| batting_walk_to_strikeout_ratio | character | Team batting: batting walk to strikeout ratio. |
| batting_walks_per_plate_appearance | character | Team batting: batting walks per plate appearance. |
| batting_secondary_avg_minus_ba | character | Team batting: batting secondary avg minus ba. |
| batting_runs_produced | character | Team batting: batting runs produced. |
| batting_runs_ratio | character | Team batting: batting runs ratio. |
| ...and 128 further ESPN stat columns (full batting / pitching / fielding stat set). |
See also
Other ESPN MLB Functions:
espn_mlb,
espn_mlb_athletes_index(),
espn_mlb_award(),
espn_mlb_betting(),
espn_mlb_calendar(),
espn_mlb_coach(),
espn_mlb_coach_record(),
espn_mlb_coach_season(),
espn_mlb_coaches(),
espn_mlb_conferences(),
espn_mlb_draft(),
espn_mlb_draft_athlete_detail(),
espn_mlb_draft_athletes(),
espn_mlb_draft_pick(),
espn_mlb_draft_rounds(),
espn_mlb_draft_status(),
espn_mlb_franchise(),
espn_mlb_franchises(),
espn_mlb_freeagents(),
espn_mlb_futures(),
espn_mlb_game_all(),
espn_mlb_game_broadcasts(),
espn_mlb_game_endpoints,
espn_mlb_game_info(),
espn_mlb_game_odds(),
espn_mlb_game_official_detail(),
espn_mlb_game_officials(),
espn_mlb_game_play(),
espn_mlb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_mlb_game_player_box(),
espn_mlb_game_powerindex(),
espn_mlb_game_predictor(),
espn_mlb_game_probabilities(),
espn_mlb_game_probables(),
espn_mlb_game_propbets(),
espn_mlb_game_rosters(),
espn_mlb_game_situation(),
espn_mlb_game_team_leaders(),
espn_mlb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_mlb_game_team_records(),
espn_mlb_game_team_roster(),
espn_mlb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_mlb_game_team_score(),
espn_mlb_game_team_statistics(),
espn_mlb_injuries(),
espn_mlb_leaders(),
espn_mlb_news(),
espn_mlb_pbp(),
espn_mlb_player_awards(),
espn_mlb_player_box(),
espn_mlb_player_career_stats(),
espn_mlb_player_contract(),
espn_mlb_player_contracts(),
espn_mlb_player_endpoints,
espn_mlb_player_eventlog(),
espn_mlb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mlb_player_gamelog(),
espn_mlb_player_info(),
espn_mlb_player_overview(),
espn_mlb_player_seasons(),
espn_mlb_player_splits(),
espn_mlb_player_statisticslog(),
espn_mlb_player_stats(),
espn_mlb_player_stats_v3(),
espn_mlb_position(),
espn_mlb_positions(),
espn_mlb_powerindex(),
espn_mlb_scoreboard(),
espn_mlb_season_awards(),
espn_mlb_season_draft(),
espn_mlb_season_group(),
espn_mlb_season_group_children(),
espn_mlb_season_group_teams(),
espn_mlb_season_groups(),
espn_mlb_season_info(),
espn_mlb_season_leaders(),
espn_mlb_season_ranking(),
espn_mlb_season_rankings(),
espn_mlb_season_type(),
espn_mlb_season_types(),
espn_mlb_season_week(),
espn_mlb_season_weeks(),
espn_mlb_seasons(),
espn_mlb_standings(),
espn_mlb_team(),
espn_mlb_team_current_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_depthchart(),
espn_mlb_team_endpoints,
espn_mlb_team_injuries(),
espn_mlb_team_leaders(),
espn_mlb_team_news(),
espn_mlb_team_odds_records(),
espn_mlb_team_record(),
espn_mlb_team_record_detail(),
espn_mlb_team_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_schedule(),
espn_mlb_team_season_profile(),
espn_mlb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_mlb_team_stats(),
espn_mlb_teams(),
espn_mlb_tournament(),
espn_mlb_tournament_season(),
espn_mlb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mlb_tournaments(),
espn_mlb_transactions(),
espn_mlb_venues(),
espn_mlb_week_ranking(),
espn_mlb_week_rankings(),
espn_mlb_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_mlb_team_box(game_id = 401071880))
#> ✖ 2026-06-08 11:08:04.156187: Invalid arguments or no team box score data for 401071880 available!
#> ✖ Args: game_id = 401071880
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error, HTTP Response Code 404
#> NULL
# }