bref_standings_on_date function

Scrape MLB Standings on a Given Date

This function allows you to scrape the standings from MLB for any date you choose.

bref_standings_on_date(date, division, from = FALSE)

Arguments

• date: a date object
• division: One or more of AL East, AL Central, AL West, AL Overall, NL East, NL Central, NL West, and NL Overall
• from: a logical indicating whether you want standings up to and including the date (FALSE, default) or rather standings for games played after the date

Returns

Returns a tibble of MLB standings with the following columns:

col_name	types
Tm	character
W	integer
L	integer
W-L%	numeric
GB	character
RS	integer
RA	integer
pythW-L%	numeric

Examples

try(bref_standings_on_date(date = "2015-08-04", division = "AL East"))