The Baseball Vault
"The complete historical record — games, players, stats, all in one place."
For: historians, fantasy players, casual researchers, students, writers.
What's inside
- Historical baseball archive — 27 tables of records dating back to 1871 (Batting, Pitching, Fielding, Teams, Salaries, HOF, Awards, All-Star, postseason, Managers, Parks, People, College, Franchises, etc.)
- Retrosheet game logs — every MLB game 1898–2025 (224,877 games × 44 cols)
- Game logs enriched — 39,782 games (2010–2026) with days rest, rolling 10-game win%, series numbers, back-to-back flags, run differentials
- Standings master — daily 2010–2026 (32,847 rows)
- Attendance master — every team every season 2010–2025
- Postseason batting / pitching / fielding / series
- Manager career stats — win%, career_games, career_wins (4,410 manager-seasons)
- Franchise history — Teams ⨝ Franchises (3,614 team-seasons)
- Salary history — 1985–2016 with rank and % of payroll
- Hall of Fame + awards — MVP, Cy Young, ROY, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, All-Star (3,430 players × 93 cols)
- Player bios — 24,270 players: birthplace, debut year, college
Why it stands out
- 27 historical tables in one clean download — no hunting across multiple sites
- Enriched game logs with features no free source provides (rolling win%, days rest, series tracking)
- Excel-friendly for non-coders — open and start analyzing immediately
- Updated every November with the new season
Extras included
- Data dictionary (every file + row counts)
- README with suggested use cases