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APBA Major League Players Baseball
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[Dox by Pac-Rat]
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[ Complete Documentation ]
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- INTRODUCTION
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APBA Major League Players Baseball puts you in the dugout as a manager
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of your favorite baseball team! The game is intended to be played by two
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players, each managing one team, but it can also be played by one player
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managing both teams. With the draft disk, you can set up your own league
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and organize teams, with players of your own choice.
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The game simulates much of the complex decision making that goes on in a
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real baseball game. Before the game starts, you choose which teams you
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want to manage, and then your starting line-ups. Once the game begins,
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the defensive manager has several strategic options of his opwn.
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Bringing in relievers, pinch hitting, intentional walks, hitting and
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running are just a few of the strategic decisions to be made. Sometimes
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you will even have to make quick base running and throwing decisions,
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just like in the real game.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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To play APBA Major League Players Baseball you must have an Apple //c or
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//e with 128K RAM and an 80-column card, two 5 1/4 floppy disk drives,
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and a monitor.
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- QUICK START (for complete game set-up, check next section)
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Starting from the Rules and Data Screen, follow the instructions below
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and you will soon be playing APBA Major League Players Baseball.
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The program will prompt you when you need to change disks. If at any
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point you make an inputting error, you can often back out of it by
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pressing the [ESC] key.
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1. Press [RETURN]. The Team Selection Screen will appear.
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2. Press [SHIFT] and [1] simultaneously. Wait for the division champions
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team name to appear under HOME.
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3. Press [B].
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4. Press [SHIFT] [2] simultaneously. Wait for the other division
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champion's team to appear under VISITING.
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5. Insert Side B of the Data Diskette in drive 2. Press [RETURN] to
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continue. The visiting team roster will appear.
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6. Press [L].
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7. Press [1]. The visiting team's starting line-up will appear.
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8. Press [RETURN]. The home team roster will appear.
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9. Press [L].
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10. Press [1]. The home team's starting line-up will appear.
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11. Insert the Play By Play diskette in drive 2. Press [RETURN] to
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continue. The Game Screen will appear. (Press [ESC] if you wish to
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shorten the National Anthem)
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12. Press [P].
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13. Press [RETURN]. You're playing this year's league championship!
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Use the 'Quick Reference Card' for a summary of your managerial
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options.
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Important Notes: [CONTROL] [X] will end the game at any time and start
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over.
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- RULE, TEAM AND LINE-UP SELECTION
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Once BASEBALL is loaded, you can start playing with just a few
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keystrokes.
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[Rules and Data Screen]
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Using [SHIFT] [1], choose to play with a designated hitter (DH) or
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without a designated hitter. Your choice is highlighted. The DH option
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has been implemented according to the Official Baseball Rules. If you
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choose to play with a DH, certain managerial moves may nullify your
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right to use a DH (for example-announcing a defensive player at the DH
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spot in the batting order after the game has begun). If you attempt to
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make such a move, a warning will appear on your screen.
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Using [SHIFT] [2], choose the length of time available for dynamic
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decisions - Professional (10 seconds), Semi-pro (15 seconds), or Amateur
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(20 seconds). Your choice is highlighted.
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Using [SHIFT] [3], choose to play with or without sound. Your choice is
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highlighted.
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Using [SHIFT] [4], choose the speed at which you wish the outcomes to
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show Regular for dramatic play, Quick for "no pause" play.
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Using [SHIFT] [5], determine which Data Disk you have inserted.
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After using the shift keys to specify the rules, insert side A of the
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Data Diskette, press [RETURN], and the Team Selection Screen will
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appear.
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[Team Selection Screen]
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Teams are arranged by organization, league, and division. The game comes
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with 676 players organized by the leagues and cities in which they play.
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You can play these teams immediately. To select a team, follow these
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steps.
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1. Choose the organization you wish to play with by pressing [1] through
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[6]. (Before drafting your own teams, you will have only one choice:
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PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.) Your choice will be highlighted.
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2. Select a division using [A] through [L]. (Before drafting your own
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teams, your choices are [A], [B], [G], and [H].) Your choice will be
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highlighted. The teams in this division will appear under TEAMS with
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their won/lost records.
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3. Select a team to play with using the up/down arrow keys. Your choice
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will be highlighted.
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4. Indicate whether this team is the home or visiting team. Press
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[SHIFT] [1] to choose the home team and [SHIFT] [2] to choose the
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visiting team.
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5. Repeat these steps to choose a second team.
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6. When you have chosen two teams, press [RETURN]. Insert side B of the
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Data Diskette and press [RETURN] to continue. The Line-up Screen for the
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visiting team will appear.
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Important Notes: You may change your mind about which teams to play for
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as long as you remain on the Team Selection Screen. Simply follow steps
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1-4 above. Your new selection will replace the team you had previously
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selected.
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To play teams from different years or Data Diskettes against each other,
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load the first team following the procedure above, then switch Data
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Diskettes, press [SHIFT] [5], and load the second team.
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You may play any team from any organization against any other team. You
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may even play a team against itself.
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[The Line-up Screen]
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The name and year of the team is in the upper right hand corner. The
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line-up will be displayed in the upper left of the screen. The roster
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for the team appears in the lower half of the screen.
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On the roster, non-pitchers star at letter A and proceed down; pitchers
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start at letter Z and proceed up. Non-pitchers are displayed with last
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name, primary position (Pos), fielding rating at that position (D), the
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side they bat from (B), and running speed (Sp).
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Pitchers are displayed with last name, the arm they throw with (T),
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pitching grade (always as a starter, if they started during the actual
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season) (Gr), and control letters (Ctrl). Grades of relievers are marked
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with an asterisk.
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See THE PLAYER SCREEN for a further explanation of player performance
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ratings.
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[Announcing a Line-up]
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You may either use a pre-stored line-up or announce players
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individually.
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[Announcing a Prestored Line-up]
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Space has been provided for five prestored line-ups in the upper
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righthand corner of the screen. A frequently used line-up for each team
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is provided as choice 1. After you have saved your own line-ups they
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will also appear on the list. To load a prestored line-up:
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1. Press [L].
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2. Select a number from [1] through [5].
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Loading a line-up erases all previously announced players.
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The names of the players on the starting line-up are displayed,followed
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by their defensive position and fielding ratings. Totals are given for
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team and infield fielding ratings.
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If a designated hitter (DH) was stored in the line-up and you are not
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now playing with the DH, the DH will be dropped from the line-up and the
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pitcher,if there was one, will appear batting ninth. If a DH does not
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appear in the prestored line-up and you have chosen to play with one,
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the pitcher, if there was one, will be moved out of the batting order
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automatically,and you will need to select a DH.
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[Announcing Individual Players]
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To help make line-up decisions, you can display the complete player
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statistics.
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1. Press [D].
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2. Press either [A]...[Z] or the batting number [1]...[9] of the player
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to be studied.
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The Player Screen will appear. For a complete description of the player
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ratings, see THE PLAYER SCREEN section.
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[Adding a Player to the Line-up]
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After selecting a player to announce, follow the steps below to add him
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to the line-up:
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1. Press [A] to start an announcement.
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2. Press [A]...[Z] to select the player.
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3. Press [1]...[9] (or [P] if you elected to use designated hitters) to
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select his place in the batting order.
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4. Press [1]...[9] (or [D] if you elected to use designated hitters) to
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select his defensive position.
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5. The selected player and his ratings will appear in the line-up and
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his name will be highlighted in the roster.
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6. Repeat this process until you have a valid defensive line-up.
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[Correcting a Line-up]
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Check the line-up to make sure it is the one you want. If the line-up is
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incorrect, press [R] for Remove followed by [1]...[9] or [P] to remove
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the incorrect player. Announce the correct player in the vacant
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position.
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BASEBALL will tell you if your line-up is invalid. Examples of invalid
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line-ups: you have entered two players at the same position; you are
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missing a player; you have an ejected or injured player in the line-up;
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you have not designated a defensive position for a pinch hitter, a pinch
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runner, or his replacement. If your line-up is invalid, make the
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correction as described above.
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After you have corrected an invalid line-up, if there is still a player
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marked with an asterisk, you must [M] Move that player to his proper
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defensive position to finish validating the line-up, even if it appears
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that he's already there. You may also use the [M] Move command to change
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the defensive position of a player without changing his line-up
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position.
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Before finalizing your line-up, you may make as many changes as you
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want.
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[Saving a Line-up]
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1. Press [S].
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2. Press [1]..[5] to choose the line-up number. If a lineup already
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exists at that position, the new line-up will replace the old line-up.
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3. Enter a name for the line-up.
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4. Press [RETURN].
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This line-up will be saved to the data diskette. You will be able to
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load this line-up with the [L] Load command in the future.
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Important note: [ESC] lets you back out of any incomplete command.
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[Completing the Line-ups]
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Announce a line-up for each team. When you press [RETURN] after
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announcing the second line-up, you are prompted to insert the Play By
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Play diskette. Insert thid disk, press [RETURN], and the Game Screen
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will appear.
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- PLAYING THE GAME
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[The Game Screen]
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The top part of the Game Screen displays the two line-ups, the line
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score with run, hit, and error totals, the inning, count, and number of
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outs, and a description of each play as it occurs. The current batter is
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highlighted and after the first inning the lead-off batter is marked
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with an asterisk.
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To the left of the "INN," on the same line, is a space reserved for up
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to two scorer messages. The messages and their meanings are:
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E1...E9 - Error on the defensive player indicated
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WP - Wild pitch
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PB - Passed ball
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SAC - Sacrafice bunt or fly
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FC - Fielder's choice
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On some complex plays, further scoring messages appear in the
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description of the play.
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The lower part of the Game Screen displays the diamond, the defensive
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alignment, the current batter (on the appropriate side of the plate),
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and base runners with their running speed. You will also see the base
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running results of each play, partial game statistics for the current
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pitcher (innings pitched, hits, earned runs, walks (BB), strike-outs),
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partial game statistics for the current batter (at bats, runs, hits,
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RBI), the pitch, bat, and time-out indicators, and slected managerial
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calls when in effect (IN, STRETCH, HOLD, HIT & RUN).
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Important note: A HOME RUN graphic will flash repeatedly on the
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scoreboard after a home run is hit. You can stop the flashing by
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pressing any key.
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Below or next to each defensive player's name are one or more ratings:
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For all defensive players:
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The first number is the fielding rating for that player at that
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position.
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For the pitcher:
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The arm he throws with (R-right, L-left) and his current pitching
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grade.
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For the catcher:
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His throwing arm rating for steal attempts.
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For outfielders:
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Their arm ratings.
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For offensive players you will find:
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For the batter:
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His batting type and platoon factor.
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For base runners:
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Their base speed ratings.
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See THE PLAYER SCREEN for complete explanations of player performance
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ratings.
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[Managerial Decisions]
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APBA Baseball can be a game of managerial coaching decisions. Choosing
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the team and the line-up are only the first of these decisions. As you
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play the game, the following options are availible to you:
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<Options for the defensive manager> <Team in field>
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Before [P] Pitch:
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[H] Hold -
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With a runner at first base, holding him on slows the runner somewhat
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for stealing and base advancement and provides the chance for him to get
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picked off. Of course, with the first baseman nearer the bag, it is
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easier to hit through the right side. Holding on is automatically in
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effect if there is a runner on first and no one on second, unless the
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defensive manager turns it off by pressing [H]. Press [H] again to
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reinstate HOLD.
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[I] In -
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With a runner at third base, press [I] draws the infield in and
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increases the chance of the play being made at home on a ground ball.
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If you play IN, though, more ground balls will get through the infield
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for hits. IN must be called before each pitch to remain in effect.
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[S] Stretch -
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With a runner at third base, pressing [S] causes the pitcher to pitch
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from the stretch rather than from a full wind up. In all base situations
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except men on first and third, pitching from the stretch will prevent
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the runner on third from stealing home, but the pitcher will be a little
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but less effective against the batter. With runners on first and third,
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the pitcher must pitch from the STRETCH.
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[1]...[9] -
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Either manager can display the statistics for a defensive player by
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pressing the number of his defensive position: [1] pitcher, [2] catcher,
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[3] first basement, [4] second baseman, [5] third baseman [6] shortstop,
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[7] left fielder, [8] center fielder, [9] right fielder. See THE PLAYER
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SCREEN for a description of player statistics.
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[B] Batter -
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Either manager can display complete statistics for the batter by
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pressing [B].
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[SHIFT] [1]...[SHIFT] [3] -
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Either manager can display complete statistics for a base runner. Press
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[SHIFT] [1] for the runner on first base, [SHIFT] [2] for the runner on
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second base, and [SHIFT] [3] for the runner on third base.
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[CONTROL] [D] -
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Allow defensive substitution. See DEFENSIVE SUBSTITUTIONS MOVES, and
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RELIEF PITCHING.
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[CONTROL] [R] -
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Either manager can call up an instant replay by pressing
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[CONTROL] [R] -
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If the play went more than size lines, press [CONTROL] [R] again to
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continue the play.
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[CONTROL] [Q] -
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Toggles the Quick Play option. Quick Play speeds up the presentation of
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outcomes, but it does not affect the time allowed for dynamic
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decisions.
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[W] Walk -
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Press [W] to intentionally walk the batter.
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[P] Pitch -
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Press [P] to pitch the ball.
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After [P] Pitch:
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No defensive commands are allowed after the pitch.
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<Options for the offensive manager>
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<Team at bat>
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Before [P] Pitch:
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[1]...[9] -
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Display defensive player's statistics by positions (see defensive
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options).
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[B] Batter -
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Display batter's statistics (see defensive options).
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[SHIFT] [1]...[SHIFT] [3] -
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Display base runner's statistcs (see defensive options).
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[CONTROL] [O] -
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Allows an offensive substitution, ie., inserting the pinch hitter or
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pinch runner. See PINCH HITTING AND PINCH RUNNING.
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[CONTROL] [R] -
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Instant replay (see defensive options).
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[CONTROL] [Q] -
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Toggles the Quick Play option (see defensive options).
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