Possibilities
Baseball AND New Jersey
Finds entries that have both baseball and New Jersey
NJ OR New Jersey
Finds entries that have either NJ or New Jersey
Baseball AND (NJ OR New Jersey)
Finds entries that have baseball and then either NJ or New Jersey
Baseball AND NOT Wicket
Finds entries that have baseball in the text and not Wicket in the text
Base%
Finds entries with base, bases, baseball, and anything that starts with base
Base.ball
Finds entries with base-ball, base ball, and anything with base, a character, and then ball
Bases?
Finds entries with base or bases
Base.?ball
Finds entries with base ball, base-ball, baseball, and anything with base, a character or not, and then ball
Baseball.{0,30}[[:<:]]NY OR NY.{0,30}Baseball
Finds entries with baseball followed by NY within 30 characters and vice versa
[[:<:]] is used to prevent matching with, for example, many.
“year” is a special word
year 1800-1839
Finds chronology entries, ballgames, clubs, and publications from 1800-1839
finds locations with a mile range
Within 5 miles of [Boston]
Finds chronology entries, ballgames, and clubs 5 miles from the center of Boston
~female
text search for words female OR woman OR girl OR lady OR feminine
~negro
text search for words negro OR black OR coloured OR colored OR slave OR african
Fields
These work like regular
possibilities, but target a specific field.
Fields Possibilities
state:NY
Finds entries whose state field is NY
innings:10
Finds games with 10 innings
innings:>9
Finds games with 10 or more innings
innings:5-8
Finds games with between 5 and 8 innings
innings:5-8 AND state:NY
Finds games with between 5 and 8 innings in NY