 | This is the template sandbox page for Template:Baseball game links (diff). See also the companion subpage for test cases. |
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This template is designed for articles who only document a single game. For multiple games, consider manually linking (for World Series, consider {{WSExtLinks}}. For team seasons, consider {{MLB team season stats}}.
Usage
editTo use this template, copy and paste this text to a baseball game's external links section:
{{Baseball game links |mlb= |espn= |br= |retro= |almanac= }}
Add the page ID's after the equals sign to properly direct the links that you desire to have. If you do not specify an ID, the site will not be shown.
Note: Unlike with other similar templates, this does not have a forced bullet, meaning you must add it yourself.
Example
editExample for 2015 National League Wild Card Game:
{{Baseball game links |mlb=446238 |br=PIT/PIT201510070 |retro=2015/B10070PIT2015}}
results in: Box score and game information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Retrosheet
To find a game's ID, find the game's page on a website and locate a string of numbers or letters in the URL similar to the ones above. That is the game's ID.
Note for Baseball-Reference, you must include the [Team]/ID, as in the example. For Retrosheet, you only need what's at the end (the year is optional).
All-Star Game Example
editFor all-star games, do not enter in a value for Baseball Reference or Baseball Almanac. These sites use different URL formatting for the games. Instead, set the ASG param to that page's year:
{{Baseball game links |mlb=747298 |espn=401572073 |retro=B07160ALS2024 |asg=2024}}
results in: Box score and game information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Almanac
Parameters
edit| Parameter | Website | URL |
|---|---|---|
|mlb=
|
MLB.com | https://www.mlb.com/gameday/{{{mlb}}} |
|espn=
|
ESPN.com | https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/{{{espn}}} |
|br=
|
Baseball-Reference.com | https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/{{{br}}}.shtml |
|retro=
|
Retrosheet.org | https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/{{retro}}.htm |
|almanac=
|
Baseball-Almanac.com | https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid={{almanac}} |
|asg=
|
Set to a year to automatically show Baseball Reference and Baseball Almanac. | |
TemplateData
editTemplateData for Baseball game links
Shows baseball box score and game information for various sites in one template.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB ID | mlb | The six-digit ID of this game on MLB's website. Found in a game URL, e.g. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/{id}
| Number | suggested |
| ESPN Stats ID | espn | ID found at the end of the ESPN game URL. Note: There are no games prior to 2002. Follows the format: https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/{espn}.
| Number | suggested |
| Baseball Reference | br | The baseball reference code for this game. Do not use for all-star game pages (use All Star Game Year param). Found near the end of the URL: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/{br}.shtml. Make sure to include the 3 letter team name!
| String | suggested |
| Retrosheet ID | retro | The Retrosheet.org page for this game. Found near the end of a Retrosheet game URL, e.g. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/{retro}.htm.
| String | suggested |
| Baseball Almanac | almanac | The ID from baseball almanac. Do not use for all-star game pages (use All Star Game Year param). Found like this: https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid={{almanac}}
| String | suggested |
| All Star Game Year | asg | If this is used on an all star game page, put the year of the all star game. Baseball-Reference and Baseball Almanac will be added automatically.
| Number | optional |