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Old 04-25-2016, 03:22 PM   #337
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Originally Posted by TBird View Post
I've searched as best I could and could not find an answer to this one. In starting a 1945 replay using historical transactions I noticed that players returning from military service on specific dates (as per the historical transactions log) are all available the entire season from Opening Day. I spot checked several other seasons and see the same thing, and yet players that were called up for active military duty depart as scheduled. Is this an issue or is it intentional?
This happens a lot, and I think it's one of the reasons to use historical lineups and transactions in tandem. Transaction files in BB Reference are incomplete that far back and do not encompass every roster change. It's the same reason historical transactions don't work with historical minors. If you use actual lineups, put the service returnees on the reserve roster until they appear in a lineup.
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