Retrieve game linescores for major and minor league games

Retrieve game linescores for major and minor league games

Usage

mlb_game_linescore(game_pk)

Arguments

game_pk

The unique game_pk identifier for the game

Value

Returns a tibble with the following columns

col_name	types	description
game_pk	numeric	Unique game identifier.
home_team_id	character	Home team MLB ID.
home_team_name	character	Home team name.
away_team_id	character	Away team MLB ID.
away_team_name	character	Away team name.
num	integer	Inning number.
ordinal_num	character	Inning ordinal label (e.g. 1st).
home_runs	integer	Home runs scored in the inning.
home_hits	integer	Home hits in the inning.
home_errors	integer	Home errors in the inning.
home_left_on_base	integer	Home runners left on base in the inning.
away_runs	integer	Away runs scored in the inning.
away_hits	integer	Away hits in the inning.
away_errors	integer	Away errors in the inning.
away_left_on_base	integer	Away runners left on base in the inning.
home_team_all_star_status	character	Home team all-star status flag.
home_team_link	character	MLB Stats API relative home team link.
home_team_season	character	Home team season (YYYY).
home_team_venue_id	character	Home team venue ID.
home_team_venue_name	character	Home team venue name.
home_team_venue_link	character	MLB Stats API relative home venue link.
home_team_team_code	character	Home team code.
home_team_file_code	character	Home team file code.
home_team_abbreviation	character	Home team abbreviation.
home_team_team_name	character	Home team nickname.
home_team_location_name	character	Home team location/city name.
home_team_first_year_of_play	character	Home franchise first year of play.
home_team_league_id	character	Home team league ID.
home_team_league_name	character	Home team league name.
home_team_league_link	character	MLB Stats API relative home league link.
home_team_division_id	character	Home team division ID.
home_team_division_name	character	Home team division name.
home_team_division_link	character	MLB Stats API relative home division link.
home_team_sport_id	character	Home team sport ID.
home_team_sport_link	character	MLB Stats API relative home sport link.
home_team_sport_name	character	Home team sport name.
home_team_short_name	character	Home team short name.
home_team_record_games_played	character	Home team games played.
home_team_record_wild_card_games_back	character	Home team games back in the wild card.
home_team_record_league_games_back	character	Home team games back in the league.
home_team_record_spring_league_games_back	character	Home team games back in the spring league.
home_team_record_sport_games_back	character	Home team games back in the sport.
home_team_record_division_games_back	character	Home team games back in the division.
home_team_record_conference_games_back	character	Home team games back in the conference.
home_team_record_league_record_wins	character	Home team league-record wins.
home_team_record_league_record_losses	character	Home team league-record losses.
home_team_record_league_record_ties	character	Home team league-record ties.
home_team_record_league_record_pct	character	Home team winning percentage.
home_team_record_division_leader	character	Whether the home team leads its division.
home_team_record_wins	character	Home team wins.
home_team_record_losses	character	Home team losses.
home_team_record_winning_percentage	character	Home team winning percentage.
home_team_franchise_name	character	Home franchise name.
home_team_club_name	character	Home club name.
home_team_active	character	Whether the home team is active.
away_team_all_star_status	character	Away team all-star status flag.
away_team_link	character	MLB Stats API relative away team link.
away_team_season	character	Away team season (YYYY).
away_team_venue_id	character	Away team venue ID.
away_team_venue_name	character	Away team venue name.
away_team_venue_link	character	MLB Stats API relative away venue link.
away_team_team_code	character	Away team code.
away_team_file_code	character	Away team file code.
away_team_abbreviation	character	Away team abbreviation.
away_team_team_name	character	Away team nickname.
away_team_location_name	character	Away team location/city name.
away_team_first_year_of_play	character	Away franchise first year of play.
away_team_league_id	character	Away team league ID.
away_team_league_name	character	Away team league name.
away_team_league_link	character	MLB Stats API relative away league link.
away_team_division_id	character	Away team division ID.
away_team_division_name	character	Away team division name.
away_team_division_link	character	MLB Stats API relative away division link.
away_team_sport_id	character	Away team sport ID.
away_team_sport_link	character	MLB Stats API relative away sport link.
away_team_sport_name	character	Away team sport name.
away_team_short_name	character	Away team short name.
away_team_record_games_played	character	Away team games played.
away_team_record_wild_card_games_back	character	Away team games back in the wild card.
away_team_record_league_games_back	character	Away team games back in the league.
away_team_record_spring_league_games_back	character	Away team games back in the spring league.
away_team_record_sport_games_back	character	Away team games back in the sport.
away_team_record_division_games_back	character	Away team games back in the division.
away_team_record_conference_games_back	character	Away team games back in the conference.
away_team_record_league_record_wins	character	Away team league-record wins.
away_team_record_league_record_losses	character	Away team league-record losses.
away_team_record_league_record_ties	character	Away team league-record ties.
away_team_record_league_record_pct	character	Away team winning percentage.
away_team_record_division_leader	character	Whether the away team leads its division.
away_team_record_wins	character	Away team wins.
away_team_record_losses	character	Away team losses.
away_team_record_winning_percentage	character	Away team winning percentage.
away_team_franchise_name	character	Away franchise name.
away_team_club_name	character	Away club name.
away_team_active	character	Whether the away team is active.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(mlb_game_linescore(game_pk = 566001))
#> ── MLB Game Linescore data from MLB.com ───────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:09:32 UTC
#> # A tibble: 9 × 95
#>   game_pk home_team_id home_team_name away_team_id away_team_name    num
#>     <dbl> <chr>        <chr>          <chr>        <chr>           <int>
#> 1  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     1
#> 2  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     2
#> 3  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     3
#> 4  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     4
#> 5  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     5
#> 6  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     6
#> 7  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     7
#> 8  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     8
#> 9  566001 121          New York Mets  113          Cincinnati Reds     9
#> # ℹ 89 more variables: ordinal_num <chr>, home_runs <int>,
#> #   home_hits <int>, home_errors <int>, home_left_on_base <int>,
#> #   away_runs <int>, away_hits <int>, away_errors <int>,
#> #   away_left_on_base <int>, home_team_all_star_status <chr>,
#> #   home_team_link <chr>, home_team_season <chr>,
#> #   home_team_venue_id <chr>, home_team_venue_name <chr>,
#> #   home_team_venue_link <chr>, home_team_team_code <chr>, …
# }