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Abstract:
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Scores from baseball games are bivariate data, with each variate being one team's score. Information can be obtained from viewing the distribution of baseball scores from a bivariate point of view. We offer a baseball scores plot, with each game being a point in a two-dimensional grid, and an algorithm, database, and website to allow interested users access to the plot. Using data from www.retrosheet.org, the site allows users to select Major League teams for the 1871-2006 seasons; plotted are the results from the games. We allow color-conditioning of the plot. Anomalies such as Roger Clemens' hideous lack of run support in 2005, the Pirates' dismal record in one-run games before the break in 2006 and subsequent improvement in the latter half of that year, and oddities such as tie games become evident. Rationale behind the plot techniques and website use will be discussed.
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