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Work-around quick fix for inconsistent date values in the Master table of the Lahman package (R)
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datefixLahman.R
#
library(Lahman)
data(Master)
#
# `debut` variable; create new version `debutDate`
Master$debutDate <- (as.Date(Master$debut, "%m/%d/%Y"))
Master$debutDate[is.na(Master$debutDate)] <-
as.Date(Master$debut[is.na(Master$debutDate)])
#
# `finalGame` variable; create new version `finalGameDate`
Master$finalGameDate <- (as.Date(Master$finalGame, "%m/%d/%Y"))
Master$finalGameDate[is.na(Master$finalGameDate)] <-
as.Date(Master$finalGame[is.na(Master$finalGameDate)])
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