ðə tˈæsk tˈʊk mˈoːɹ ðɐn θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz, æz nˈɛft ænd ɐ tˈiːm ʌv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz tɹˈævəld əkɹˌɑːs ðə kˈʌntɹi tə fˈɪl ðə ɡˈeɪpɪŋ hˈoʊlz ɪn bˈeɪsbɔːlz stɐtˈɪstɪkəl ænd bˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl ɹˈɛkɚdz.
The task took more than three years, as Neft and a team of researchers travelled across the country to fill the gaping holes in baseball's statistical and biographical records.