Template:Infobox MLB player/doc

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[edit] Blank template

Copy and paste the template below:

{{Infobox MLB player
| name        =
| image       =
| width       =
| caption     =
| team        =
| number      =
| position    =
| positionplain = 
| birthdate   =
| bats        =
| throws      =
| debutdate   =
| debutyear   =
| debutteam   =
| statyear    =
| stat1label  =
| stat1value  =
| stat2label  =
| stat2value  =
| stat3label  =
| stat3value  =
| stat4label  =
| stat4value  =
| stat5label  =
| stat5value  =
| stat6label  =
| stat6value  =
| awards      =
| teams       =
| hofdate     =
| hofvote     =
| hofmethod   =
}}

[edit] Parameter Descriptions

Note that all of these parameters are optional--it is better not to include one than to include misleading or incomplete information. For a nineteenth-century player about whom almost nothing is known, it may be better to forgo the infobox completely than to have an empty skeleton.

• name = name of player
• image = filename of the image of the player, not preceded by "Image:" (optional)
• width = width of image in pixels, don't use unless smaller than 200 (optional, defaults to 200)
• caption = caption text for image (optional)
• team = current team
• number = current uniform number
• position = the position primarily played by the player: Pitcher, Catcher, First baseman, Second baseman, Third baseman, Shortstop, Left fielder, Center fielder or Right fielder.
• birthdate = {{birth date and age|1950|1|30}}
• bats = Left / Right
• throws = Left / Right
• debutdate = debut date
• debutyear = debut year
• debutteam = debut team
• statyear = the year or date that the stats listed below apply to
• stat1label = the most important statistic for evaluating this player. Will vary according to what the player is most well-known for.
• stat1value = the value of that statistic.
• stat2label = another statistic (up to six can be used--in exceptional cases!)
• stat2value = etc.
• stat3label =
• stat3value =
• stat4label =
• stat4value =
• stat5label =
• stat5value =
• stat6label =
• stat6value =
• awards = list of awards
• teams = list of teams (former and present) the player has played for, with their years. Note that the "formerteams" option is deprecated and should be converted to teams.
• hofdate = if the player is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, enter the date (or at least year) that he was elected. Setting this tag will make a Hall of Fame banner appear. (note that {{Infobox MLB retired}} also has these fields and may be more appropriate)
• hofvote = put details of the HoF vote (if any) here.
• hofmethod = put details of the method elected (veteran's committee, Negro league, etc.) here. Leave blank if a standard vote

[edit] Examples

All Options On (+HoF)

Caption
Team Name — No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats	Throws: Throws
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 2000 for the Team Name
Selected MLB statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Home runs	233
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected	March 20, 2007
Vote	88% (first ballot)
Election Method	Veteran's Committee

No Teams Listed

Caption
Team Name — No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats	Throws: Throws
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 2000 for the Team Name
Selected MLB statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Home runs	233

No Stats

Caption
Team Name — No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats	Throws: Throws
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 2000 for the Team Name
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present)

No Stats, No Teams

Caption
Team Name — No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats	Throws: Throws
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 2000 for the Team Name

Two Stats

Caption
Team Name — No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats	Throws: Throws
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 2000 for the Team Name
Selected MLB statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present

No Caption

Team Name — No. 99
Position
Bats: Bats	Throws: Throws
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 2000 for the Team Name
Selected MLB statistics (through 2005)
Batting average	.340
Runs batted in	586
Home runs	233
Teams
First Team Name (2000–2003) Second Team Name (2003–2004) Current Team Name (2005–present

[edit] See also

• Template:Infobox MLB retired
• Template:Infobox baseball player

[edit] Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Date-of-birth ("bday") parameters will only be included in the microformat if {{Birth date}} or {{Birth date and age}} are used in the infobox.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

Please do not rename or remove these classes.