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R function for downloading, upzipping, and appending Retrosheet play-by-play data - parse.retrosheet2.pbp.R. This course is for those interested in doing baseball analytics with the Retrosheet game-by-game and play-by-play data. The main tools for working with such data are in the Chadwick software. We install a virtual Linux machine, on which we will install the Chadwick software. # ADJUSTED FOR MAC - function will work for WINDOWS and MAC # download, unzip, append retrosheet data # assume current directory has a folder download.folder # download.folder has two subfolders unzipped and zipped # program cwevent.exe is in unzipped folder (for windows) download.retrosheet retrosheet.
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Downloading Chadwick files for Mac. Downloading Chadwick files for Mac. Hi all, first time poster. I'm trying to download the Chadwick files for the purpose of parsing retrosheet data.
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All of these programs require PC DOS to run. If using Windows, you will have to open a DOS window to get a command prompt. Macintosh users may be able to run these programs using Windows or DOS emulation software. Another way for Mac users is described below.
- BEVENT.EXE: Creates play-by-play data file suitable for import into database programs, spreadsheets, and custom written programs. Enter the DOS command 'bevent -h' for more information. [version update: 12/19/2020]
- BOX.EXE: Generates traditional box scores from Retrosheet data files. Enter the DOS command 'box -h' for more information. [version update: 03/04/2020]
- BGAME.EXE: Makes a summary of constant items for each game such as date, day or night, and the score. Enter the DOS command 'bgame -h' for more information. [version update: 09/13/2019]
- PKUNZIP.EXE: Expands compressed data files from the '.zip' file archive. The DOS command 'pkunzip name.zip' will write all the files in the archive name.zip to your hard disk. The DOS command 'pkunzip 1967al.zip *.ev*' will extract only the Retrosheet event files (game data) from the archive 1967al.zip and write them on your hard drive. Enter the DOS command 'pkunzip -h' for a list of the command options. [last update: 2/1/93]
To run the Retrosheet programs Mac users will need to install Wine onto their computer. Wine will allow for the mac user to emulatea windows environment on their computer in order to run the Retrosheet programs.
First, you will need to install WineBottler. WineBottler lets you run .exe on yourMac, but we will not be using that feature for Retrosheet. Instead when you install WineBottler, you will also install the app calledWine in an easy to use package. To install WineBottler, go to the website and follow the download instructions provided.
These instructions, at the time of my writing, involve downloading the WineBottler dmg, opening the dmg which will mount a removabledrive, and then dragging the app Wine and WineBottler into your applications folder.
Once you have installed Wine and WineBottler from the WineBottler package to your application folder, you need to hold down controlon your keyboard and click on 'Wine' in your application folder. Choose 'Open' from the drop down list. You may need to enter youradministrator name and password, then when prompted select open. This is because this is an application not listed on the Apple Appstore, and your Mac OS security settings by default will not allow for the application to be opened. For more information please referto Apple support.
Once you have opened Wine, there WILL NOT be an application on your dock. Instead, on the menu bar that goes across the top of yourscreen, there will be a glass of wine icon. Click on this icon and select 'DOS Prompt' from the options.
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Wine creates by default a fake windows environment on your Mac. By default the folder Wine uses as a C drive is located under: Macintosh HDUsers'Your Admin Username'Wine Filesdrive_c
The Wine DOS Prompt will allow you to navigate inside of this folder using normal DOS commands. This includes being able to run theprograms bevent.exe, box.exe, and bgame.exe
The Retrosheet software will need to be placed inside of the drive_c folder in order for them to be accessed by Wine. For example,to follow the step by step guide from here you would need to create your folder retro inside the 'drive_c' folder(which you locatedearlier) to match the step by step guides creation of a folder 'C:retro'. In Wine, a folder located as 'drive_c'->'retro' will belisted as 'C:retro'. A new folder can either be created by using Mac's Finder, or using the 'mkdir retro' command at a DOS Prompt.
Once you have expanded the Retrosheet software somewhere in drive_c you will need to move to the working directory in the manner aslisted in step 4 of the step by step guide.
From here on out, using the Wine Command Prompt is identical to using the DOS Command Prompt as explained in the Retrosheet step bystep guide.
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I just recently learned about some issues using RStudio and the new OS X Yosemite which relate to downloading play-by-play data from Retrosheet. In an earlier post, I describe downloading the Chadwick files and downloading the play-by-play data on a Mac. But this process does not seem to work on OS X Yosemite since the chadwick processing application can’t be found.
The problem appears to be a problem with Yosemite changing the path as a security feature and this causes certain system-level programs to be “not found”. The RStudio folks are aware of this problem and provide workarounds here.
Download Play By Play Retrosheet Data Mac Chadwick Boseman
Actually, at my university, we are not allowed to install new OS on a Mac until the technical support believes that the new system is stable, so I have not encountered this problem yet.
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Thanks, Andrew for pointing this out.