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Runs_scored is runs scored.
Runners_driven_in is the number of runners driven in (excludes the batter himself on HR).
Runs_participated_in is the previous two numbers added.
That last column is very Linear Weights-ish.
John Walsh takes a look at runners driven in, by opportunity:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/confessions-of-an-rbi-fanatic/
I also highly recommend Tom Ruane’s infamous look at Joe Carter, using the 24 base/out matrix:
http://www.retrosheet.org/Research/RuaneT/rbipro_art.htm
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