APBA – Hardball Retro

Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations

Derek Bain — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:14:31 +0000

Introducing – Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations

available now at Amazon for $44.99 (paperback) and $19.99 (Kindle)

Features 589 full-color pages with 150+ baseball tabletop sims and 16 interviews with game designers!

This compendium celebrates 100 years of baseball tabletop simulation games. Our goal with this book is to memorialize as many of these simulation games as possible and document the richness of the hobby we love. Game descriptions are supplemented by articles, game designer interviews, and comments and ratings from over 250 individuals from the tabletop baseball community. The authors wish to encourage readers to explore these games, both past and present, create their own teams and leagues, and share those results with fellow baseball gaming and simulation enthusiasts!

Baseball games are almost as old as the game of baseball itself. What started out as mechanical devices to emulate the batted ball, evolved into tabletop games designed to simulate the entire baseball game experience. Eventually, randomizer mechanisms entered the fray in the form of dice and spinners. Most early games were generic in nature. However, in 1925 we saw what is arguably the first true baseball tabletop simulation with the introduction of National Pastime by Clifford Van Beek. More tabletop games followed, including Ethan Allen’s All Star Baseball Game in the 1940s, the APBA Major League Baseball Game in the 1950s, and Strat-O-Matic Baseball in the early 1960s. Other game designers followed with creations of their own, a trend that continues today.

Book Discussions / Promotional Appearances

Praise for Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations

“This is really a first class effort by the authors. Love the color photos! Derek Bain contacted me to do the interview for the book and you are going to learn many things you didn’t know about DYNASTY League Baseball Powered By Pursue the Pennant.” – Mike Cieslinski

“[Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations] is beyond wonderful! It is truly the encyclopedia of baseball gaming.” – Joe Shaw

“If you play Baseball tabletop sims, this book is a must-purchase. It is an incredible read and deeply educational. I purchased both paperback and Kindle versions. Post reading, it will remain a major reference for me.” – BB Edison, Amazon review

“A must-have for any baseball card and dice player’s library!” – Paul Gardner

“The book is an excellent contribution to keeping the history of tabletop baseball alive. The designer interviews give you interesting insight into the how and why of tabletop baseball creation.” – David Becker

“The book does a great job of quickly telling you what to expect from a game engine, the product’s components, and a brief history of the Sim… [Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations] is well-researched, and taps into the Baseball Sim community for their “takes” on the games, both positive and critical. A must have addition for any gamer’s bookshelf.” – M Pate, Amazon review

“These guys did an amazing job on giving a brief history of tabletop baseball gaming, and reviewed a lot of past and present games… The book is an instant classic!” – C Bauer, Amazon review

“Great book about the history and design of tabletop baseball simulation games, and includes comments from the designers themselves… a must have reference in this hobby.” – Robert Genova, Amazon review

“The Hardball Retro’s of Baseball Tabletop Simulations was everything I hoped for. Since retiring playing baseball sims is all I do. I have 38 baseball Sims and seeing every one of those in the book gives me an idea of how other people think of certain Sims. Authors did a fantastic job compiling the information. So if you enjoy the hobby or thinking of trying certain games out this is the book for you.” – Doug Wahl, Amazon review

“A vast treasure trove of baseball gaming history and fun! [Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations] will be the definitive reference source on all the tabletop baseball games we all grew up playing, as well as those we only knew through magazine ads, and many we never heard of at all!” – Roland Chapdelaine

“An excellent book about tabletop baseball games. Great history on the subject! Read it cover to cover right away!” – Russell D. Esperson – Amazon review

Hardball Retro Replays – APBA Baseball for Windows -1975-1979 Actuals Season

Derek Bain — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:47:21 +0000

I created a Facebook group, “Old Computer Baseball Simulations”, as a place to gather people who enjoy our National Pastime from a managerial and front office perspective – primarily games that are no longer actively supported by the publisher, designer or programmer. I would like to encourage the sharing of user-created season disks. In order to facilitate that goal, I started to create season disks for the Earl Weaver Baseball and Tony La Russa Baseball games along with APBA Baseball for Windows 5.5. I hope to expand this effort to other games in the near future. There are a number of adjustments to be considered post-import, but the overall time to complete the task is much shorter than entering the statistics by hand! If anyone is aware of similar import utilities for other baseball sims created from 1980 through 2000, please share in the Comments section.

Methodology

I imported the players from the Bill James Baseball Encyclopedia (1995 edition) using APBA Baseball for Windows 5.5 running on a Windows 98 SE virtual machine. I configured the starting lineups vs. RHP and LHP, starting rotations, and the adjustments outlined below before migrating the organization files into version 5.75.

DH is used for all teams
25-man active roster, 15 players in the “farm” organization per team
must have 2 active catchers
active rosters consist of 15 batters/10 pitchers or 14 batters/11 pitchers
vsRHP, vsLHP and starting rotations are generally based on the highest Win Shares single-season totals for each position
schedules generated using the format utilized during that timeframe
Season Factor and Max. Batters Faced are adjusted using (162/110) for SF and MaxBF for all players from strike-shortened seasons

Why is this organization called the “Actuals”? When I wrote my first book, “Hardball Retrospective”, I placed every player on the first team which they signed a professional MLB contract with. I called those teams the “Originals” while calling their real-life counterparts the “Actuals”. I sometimes refer to the “Actuals” as the “Franchise Best Players”. There will be instances where the same player appears on multiple teams, such as Tom Seaver ’75 (Mets) and Tom Seaver ’78 (Reds), or Rod Carew ’77 (Twins) and Rod Carew ’79 (Angels) . However, you will only find one player-season for a given team on a half-decade roster (i.e. Joe Morgan’s best season from 1975 through 1979 based on Win Shares is his 1975 campaign, so that is the version of Morgan that appears on the 1975-1979 Reds roster.)

The following videos include a recap of the regular season standings and league leaders, American and National League playoff recap, and individual World Series game videos with Ernie Harwell narrating the play-by-play!

Regular Season Recap

Playoff Recap

World Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Season Recap

1975-1979 Actuals – Final Regular Season Standings

1975-1979 Actuals – Individual Statistics

Batting-1

Batting-2

Pitching

1975-1979 Actuals – League Leaderboards

Batting

Pitching

Relief

1975-1979 Actuals – Team Totals

Batting

Pitching

Fielding

Reference

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – APBA Baseball

APBA Baseball for Windows – tutorial – create/edit teams

SABR Stay at Home – Kenneth and Roswell Miller

Survey for my book project – “History of Baseball Tabletop Games”

Derek Bain — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:05:37 +0000

I created a survey for my latest book project – a history of baseball tabletop games! This is a collaboration with several co-authors who are subject matter experts. The book will focus on the baseball tabletop simulations published over the last century and include reviews, interviews, images and ratings from various sources.

https://forms.gle/cFFJqoFngnnNxyue8

Please consider filling out this survey – we are looking for your feedback for any and all baseball tabletop games that you’ve played or owned.

Please scan the list of baseball tabletop games on the form and ONLY enter an overall rating for each game that you have played or owned on a scale of 1 (worst) to 10 (best) and optionally provide a comment for those titles. Several games have a single entry for the original title along with sequels. You may only enter one rating per game title. However you can utilize the Comments section to enter specific ratings for the different versions in those instances. Comments that are thought-provoking or detailed have a higher likelihood of making it into the book!

We are also seeking individuals who would be willing to contribute write-up(s) for specific games or provide images of your games (boxes, cards, manuals, charts, etc.)

Please DO NOT rate or comment on any games that you have never played! If we’ve inadvertently omitted a game from our list, there are text and rating fields at the end of the form to capture this information.

Be sure to click SUBMIT when you’re done!!

Completion of this form indicates permission and authorization for me to utilize your responses including name/nickname, ratings and comments in the book.

Steve Etzel created a brief video on his YouTube channel to explain the survey:

Thank you for participating! – Derek Bain, Steve Etzel, Andy Palomino, Kurt Bergland and Daniel Evensen

Hardball Retro Replays – APBA Baseball for Windows -1985-1989 Actuals Season

Derek Bain — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:05:45 +0000

Methodology

DH is used for all teams
25-man active roster, 15 players in the “farm” organization per team
must have 2 active catchers
active rosters consist of 15 batters/10 pitchers or 14 batters/11 pitchers
vsRHP, vsLHP and starting rotations are generally based on the highest Win Shares single-season totals for each position
schedules generated using the format utilized during that timeframe
Season Factor and Max. Batters Faced are adjusted in strike-shortened seasons

Why is this organization called the “Actuals”? When I wrote my first book, “Hardball Retrospective”, I placed every player on the first team which they signed a professional MLB contract with. I called those teams the “Originals” while calling their real-life counterparts the “Actuals”. I sometimes refer to the “Actuals” as the “Franchise Best Players”. There will be instances where the same player appears on multiple teams, such as Jack Clark ’87 (Cardinals), Jack Clark ’88 (Yankees) and Jack Clark ’89 (Padres). However, you will only find one player-season for a given team on a half-decade roster (i.e. Alan Trammell’s best season from 1985 through 1989 based on Win Shares is his 1987 campaign, so that is the version of Trammell that appears on the 1985-1989 Tigers roster.)

Regular Season Recap

Playoff Recap

World Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

Season Recap

1985-1989 Actuals – Final Regular Season Standi n gs

1985-1989 Actuals – Individual Statistics

Batting-1

Batting-2

Pitching

1985-1989 Actuals – League Leaderboards

Batting

Pitching

Relief

1985-1989 Actuals – Team Totals

Batting

Pitching

Fielding

Season Disk

Hardball Retro 1985-1989 Actuals (APBA BBW 5.5)

Reference

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – APBA Baseball

APBA Baseball for Windows – tutorial – create/edit teams

SABR Stay at Home – Kenneth and Roswell Miller

Hardball Retro Replays – APBA Baseball for Windows -1980-1984 Actuals Season

Derek Bain — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:14:53 +0000

Methodology

DH is used for all teams
25-man active roster, 15 players in the “farm” organization per team
must have 2 active catchers
active rosters consist of 15 batters/10 pitchers or 14 batters/11 pitchers
vsRHP, vsLHP and starting rotations are generally based on the highest Win Shares single-season totals for each position
schedules generated using the format utilized during that timeframe
Season Factor and Max. Batters Faced are adjusted using (162/110) for SF and MaxBF for all players from 1981

Why is this organization called the “Actuals”? When I wrote my first book, “Hardball Retrospective”, I placed every player on the first team which they signed a professional MLB contract with. I called those teams the “Originals” while calling their real-life counterparts the “Actuals”. I sometimes refer to the “Actuals” as the “Franchise Best Players”. There will be instances where the same player appears on multiple teams, such as Tom Seaver ’81 (Reds), Tom Seaver ’83 (Mets) and Tom Seaver ’84 (White Sox). However, you will only find one player-season for a given team on a half-decade roster (i.e. George Brett’s best season from 1980 through 1984 based on Win Shares is his 1980 campaign, so that is the version of Brett that appears on the 1980-1984 Royals roster.)

Regular Season Recap

Playoff Recap

World Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Season Recap

1980-1984 Actuals – Final Regular Season Standings

1980-1984 Actuals – Individual Statistics

Batting-1

Batting-2

Pitching

1980-1984 Actuals – League Leaderboards

Batting

Pitching

Relief

1980-1984 Actuals – Team Totals

Batting

Pitching

Fielding

Reference

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – APBA Baseball

APBA Baseball for Windows – tutorial – create/edit teams

SABR Stay at Home – Kenneth and Roswell Miller

APBA Baseball for Windows – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

Derek Bain — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:00:20 +0000

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in APBA Baseball for Windows. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using these methods – I elected the solo option with the computer general manager configured to draft the remaining teams for the sake of simplicity.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

APBA Baseball for Windows (version 5.0 or higher) – Game Disk
optional, but recommended: APBA Baseball for Windows – Season Disk(s)
optional, but recommended: Baseball Wizard (Windows Edition)
optional, but recommended: Fanpark / Bill James Baseball Encyclopedia (Windows Edition)

APBA Baseball for Windows was developed and published by Miller Associates for the IBM PC personal computer. Several iterations were released for Windows 3.1 and subsequent editions were built to run on the Windows 95 operating system between 1993 and 1999. I’m utilizing version 5.75 in my tutorial but this feature was implemented in version 5.0.

I divided the tutorial into three sections: Advanced Draft (selecting the player pool, draft rules, conducting the draft), League Manager (setting lineups/rotations, scheduling and injury management rules, simulating a complete season) and StatMaster (reviewing the simulated season standings, league leaders and team-by-team batting and pitching results).

View the tutorial videos here:

Part 1 – Advanced Draft

Part 2 – League Manager

Part 3 – StatMaster

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

Miller Associates 1993 catalog:

https://apbagames.com/wp-content/uploads/baseball/Miller_Assoc_1993.pdf

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – APBA Baseball

APBA Baseball for Windows – tutorial – create/edit teams

Derek Bain — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:16:38 +0000

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in APBA Baseball for Windows.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

APBA Baseball for Windows – Game Disk
optional, but recommended: APBA Baseball for Windows – Season Disk(s)
optional, but recommended: Baseball Wizard (Windows Edition)
optional, but recommended: Fanpark / Bill James Baseball Encyclopedia (Windows Edition)

APBA Baseball for Windows was developed and published by Miller Associates for the IBM PC personal computer. Several iterations were released for Windows 3.1 and subsequent editions were built to run on the Windows 95 operating system between 1993 and 1999. I’m utilizing version 5.5 in my tutorial but the instructions to create and edit players and teams is similar throughout the various editions of the game.

View the tutorial video here:

Season Disk Downloads:

You can download my “Franchise Best Players” organization disks (covering each half-decade) for APBA Baseball for Windows 5.5 from the Files section of my Facebook group, Old Computer Baseball Simulations or my Dropbox account.

References:

Miller Associates 1993 catalog:

https://apbagames.com/wp-content/uploads/baseball/Miller_Assoc_1993.pdf

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – APBA Baseball

SABR Stay at Home – Kenneth and Roswell Miller

APBA Major League Players Baseball – tutorial – create/edit teams

Derek Bain — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:48:46 +0000

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in APBA Major League Players Baseball.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

APBA Major League Players Baseball – Game Disk (DOS version)
APBA Baseball Wizard (DOS version)
optional: APBA Major League Players Baseball – Season Disks
optional: Duerk’s Encyclopedia (DOS version)

APBA Major League Players Baseball was developed by Miller Associates and published by Random House in 1985 for the IBM PC personal computer and 1986 for the Apple ][. I’m utilizing the IBM PC edition (version 2.0) in my tutorial, however the menu options and key combinations are similar in both versions of the game.

It is recommended that your data disk(s) are subfolders placed directly below the folder containing the APBA DOS executable files. The data disk subfolder needs to be named in the following manner:

folder-name.ddr (example: C:\APBA\1990.ddr)

View the tutorial video here:

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – APBA Baseball

SABR Stay at Home – Kenneth and Roswell Miller

Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games & Electronic Handhelds

Derek Bain — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:41:00 +0000

Introducing – Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games & Electronic Handhelds

available now at Amazon for $29.99 (paperback) and $9.99 (Kindle)

Celebrating 50 years of our pixelated National Pastime, this compendium documents the pertinent details for baseball video games and electronic handheld games released in the last half-century and follows the evolution of the genre. Game ratings and reviews for hundreds of baseball games are included along with interviews of designers, programmers and pioneers of the computer, video and handheld gaming industry – Don Daglow, Eddie Dombrower, Lance Haffner, Mark Lesser, Tom Tippett and Glen Wolfram. The authors wish to encourage readers to explore these games, both past and present, create your own teams and leagues, and share those results with fellow baseball gaming and simulation enthusiasts!

400 pages, full-color

Book Discussions / Promotional Appearances

SABR’s Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter – John Racanelli and Derek Bain present “A Brief History of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds” – April 29, 2026

Hittin’ Season: A Philadelphia Phillies podcast (WHYY) – Derek Bain and John Racanelli drop by to discuss their book, “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds,” with Justin Klugh of Baseball Prospectus. – June 20, 2025

Romantic About Baseball podcast – Jason Wood and Bruce Sarte interview Derek Bain – June 11, 2025

Sports Sim Magazine – “A Sports Sim Roundtable Examines the Charm and Torment of All-Time Greats Gaming Sets” – by Dan Verdun – May 2025 (Issue 20)

Beatles Eternally – “A Saturday Night Baseball Chinwag with Authors Derek Bain and John Racanelli” – March 22, 2025

SABR Games and Simulations – John Racanelli and Derek Bain discuss their book, “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handheld. – January 8, 2025

Praise for Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games & Electronic Handhelds

“Hardball Retro’s Compendium is a nostalgic treasure trove for baseball video game enthusiasts. (Authors) Bain and Racanelli take readers on a journey through baseball’s digital evolution… Packed with updated insights, interviews with legendary game designers, and reflections from players, this book is both a time capsule and a celebration of baseball’s virtual past. A must-read for fans of baseball and gaming history alike!” – Jamie Marshall, Sports Games Journal

Derek’s Podcast & Livestream Appearances, Interviews and Related Content

Derek Bain — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:29:16 +0000

The following page includes material such as podcasts, interviews and other content related to my ongoing Retro Computer Baseball Game Review series along with my article Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser.

Podcasts, Interviews and Videos

Box Scores From The Basement – Steve Etzel and I discuss our book, “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Tabletop Simulations” and I play a game of Digital Diamond Baseball v14 against the BSFTB guys using the starting lineups and pitchers from the 2026 World Series, Game 4!

Box Scores From the Basement – The “Box Score” guys are joined by the co-chair of the SABR games and simulation committee, Derek Bain to discuss How to Create the Perfect Baseball Sim. – May 24, 2026

SABR’s Emil Rothe Chicago Chapter – John Racanelli and Derek Bain present “A Brief History of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds” – April 29, 2026

Romantic About Baseball podcast – Jason Wood and Bruce Sarte interview Derek Bain – June 11, 2025

Sports Sim Magazine – “A Sports Sim Roundtable Examines the Charm and Torment of All-Time Greats Gaming Sets” – by Dan Verdun – May 2025 (Issue 20)

Beatles Eternally – “A Saturday Night Baseball Chinwag with Authors Derek Bain and John Racanelli” – March 22, 2025

SABR Games and Simulations – John Racanelli and Derek Bain discuss their book, “Hardball Retro’s Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handheld. – January 8, 2025

The New Sports Games Journal – “Diamonds in the Code: A Look into Baseball’s Digital Legacy: an Interview with Derek Bain” – by Jamie Marshall – November 2023 (Vol. 9, Issue 2)

Farther Off the Wall – “In our book, the 2021 spring baseball book reviews are done, but can there be more?” – Q&A session with Derek Bain – by Tom Hoffarth – June 2021

Comfortably Zoned Radio – podcast hosted by Ralph Tyko with guest Derek Bain (running time 30m) – March 26, 2018 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh_02J25QMY

Weighted Donuts – podcast hosted by Wayne Unger and Craig Stier with guest Derek Bain (running time 53m) – September 18, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nPZNSVC6IE

Comfortably Zoned Radio – podcast hosted by Ralph Tyko with guests Bill Hall and Derek Bain (running time 50m) – August 11, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vui8zzkjnuM

“Ultimate Strat Baseball Newsletter” – Wolfman Shapiro interview of Derek Bain – February 2018 http://www.ultimatestratbaseball.com/USBN-2-2018/DerekBain-Author-February2018.htm

Selected Resources for Retro Baseball Video Games

Weighted Donuts podcast – Wayne Unger interviews Don Daglow and Eddie Dombrower (World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball and Tony La Russa Baseball series) – February 16, 2017

Computer Chronicles – “Baseball Software” episode – hosted by Stewart Chiefet (APBA Baseball for Windows with Kenneth Miller, Hardball III with Daniel Jung and Tony La Russa Baseball with Don Daglow) –

Computer Chronicles – “Games” episode – hosted by Stewart Chiefet (Earl Weaver Baseball with Eddie Dombrower)

The Making of Tony La Russa Baseball 3 (video included with the game) –

Intellivisionaries – Episode 7 – includes reviews of Major League Baseball, World Championship Baseball, and World Series Major League Baseball along with interviews of David Rolfe (MLB) and Eddie Dombrower (WSMLB).

Informs podcast – hosted by Ashley Kilgore with Gary Cokins, credited with the oldest computer game code by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Related article – Realizing a Kid’s Dream of Computerized Baseball

Articles and Reviews

SSI Computer Baseball – Oxner, Bill. “Play Ball.” Computer Gaming World, June-July 1985, Volume 5.3. pgs 24-25.

Computer Statis Pro Baseball – Peschel, William. “View From The Dugout – Major League Baseball on the Computer.” Computer Gaming World, May 1986, Volume 28. pgs 19-20, 45.

MicroLeague Baseball – Kunerth, Jeff. “For Fanatics, Micro League Baseball is a Big Hit”. Chicago Tribune. December 27, 1987.

MicroLeague Baseball – Oxner, Bill. “Play Ball!” Computer Gaming World. Volume 5.3, June-July 1985, p24-27.

MicroLeague Baseball – Trunzo, James V. “An Interview With the Designer of MicroLeague Baseball.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 28. May 1986. p22-23.

Avalon Hill Pro Manager / Major League Manager –
Oxner, Bill. “Play Ball!” Computer Gaming World. Volume 5.3, June-July 1985, p24-27.

Avalon Hill Pro Manager / Major League Manager – Wilson, Johnny. “Baseball Game Survey.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 36, April 1987, p6-9, 42-44.

Pure-Stat Baseball – Jala, Beth S. “Software Gallery: Pure-Stat Baseball.” RUN Magazine. Issue 37, January 1987, p18, 24.

Pure-Stat Baseball – Teverbaugh, Rick. “Sports Scoreboard.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 33, December 1986, p52.

Pure-Stat Baseball – Wilson, Johnny. “Baseball Game Survey.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 36, April 1987, p6-9, 42-44.

Monday Morning Manager – Atari Explorer, Spring 1987. Letters to the Editor. “Update for Baseball Fans”. Page 4.

Radio Baseball – Teverbaugh, Rick. “Sports Scoreboard.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 33, December 1986, p52.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Connor, Peter. “Screen Test – Earl Weaver Baseball.” Advanced Computer Entertainment. October 1987, Issue 1, p68-69.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Jago, Francis. “Baseball Head to Head.” Commodore User. October 1987, Issue 49, p86-87.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Kendall, Mark. “Putting Bytes into the Old Ball Game.” Pomona College Magazine. June 26, 2013.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Leeds, Matthew. “Software Reviews – Earl Weaver Baseball.” May 1987, Issue 5, p48-49.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Lesser, Hartley and Patricia Lesser. “The Role of Computers.” Dragon Magazine. Issue 126, p84.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Lesser, Hartley and Patricia Lesser. “The Role of Computers.” Dragon Magazine. Issue 127, p78, 80.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Lesser, Hartley and Patricia Lesser. “The Role of Computers.” Dragon Magazine. Issue 132, p83.

Earl Weaver Baseball – McLean, Mickey. “Fast Looks – Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5” Compute! Issue 113, October 1989, p114.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Randall, Neil. “Reviews – Earl Weaver Baseball.” Compute! Issue 93, February 1988, p49-50.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Sipe, Russell and Johnny Wilson. “An Interview With Earl Weaver.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 36, April 1987, p36-39.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Wilson, Johnny. “Bezbol Been Berry, Berry Good To Me!” Computer Gaming World. Volume 36, April 1987, p6-8.

Earl Weaver Baseball – Wyss, Tony. “Hall of Fame – Earl Weaver Baseball.” SportPlanet.

Full Count Baseball – Fisher, Lew and Eric Faust. “Full Count Baseball.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 37, May 1987, p26.

Full Count Baseball – Trunzo, James V. “Lance Haffner Games.” Compute! Issue 83, April 1987, p66.

MicroLeague Baseball II – Compute! Issue 115, December 1989, p126, 130.

Microleague Baseball: The Manager’s Challenge – Amiga World, June 1992, p96.

Tony La Russa’s Ultimate Baseball – Murray, Rink. “386 Down the Power Alleys: Baseball Simulations Emerge From Spring Training.” PC Magazine. April 28, 1992, p493.

Tony La Russa’s Ultimate Baseball – Rogers, Win. “Great A’s Baseball: SSI’s Tony LaRussa’s Ultimate Baseball.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 88, November 1991, p104, 106.

Tony La Russa’s Ultimate Baseball – Rogers, Win. “Not Yet the Ultimate: SSI’s Expansion Disks for Tony LaRussa’s Ultimate Baseball.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 97, August 1992, p80, 82.

Earl Weaver Baseball II – Murray, Rink. “386 Down the Power Alleys: Baseball Simulations Emerge From Spring Training.” PC Magazine. April 28, 1992, p493.

Earl Weaver Baseball II – Poho, Seth. “Earl Weaver and the Greatest Baseball Game of All-Time.” RO Baseball. January 5, 2017.

Earl Weaver Baseball II – Rogers, Win. “Field of (Weird) Dreams.” Computer Gaming World. Volume 89, December 1991, p16, 18, 20.

APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast – Gindin, Jim. “Baseball: Diamonds Are A Fan’s Best Friend”. Computer Gaming World. May 1995.

APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast – Murray, Rink. “386 Down the Power Alleys: Baseball Simulations Emerge From Spring Training.” PC Magazine. April 28, 1992, p493.

APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast – Poulter, Wallace. “A 3.1-Run Homer”. Computer Gaming World. November 1993. p134, 136.

APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast – Rogers, Win. “Miller Associates’ APBA Major League Players Baseball 1.5”. Computer Gaming World. August 1992. p72–74.

APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast – Gindin, Jim. “The Old Ballgame: Baseball for Windows Boasts a New Sound, But the Same Old Gameplay”. Computer Gaming World. November 1995. p206.

APBA Baseball for Windows / Broadcast Blast – McCauley, Dennis. “Atop the Mound: Baseball Slides Head-First Into Your PC”. Computer Gaming World. July 1996. p78.

Tony La Russa Baseball II – Poulter, Wallace. “Tony La Russa 2 Earns Some ‘A’s’”. Computer Gaming World. June 1993. p24,26.

Tony La Russa Baseball II – Wilson, Johnny L. “Another At Bat For Tony La Russa”. Computer Gaming World. April 1993. p8-10

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – Computer Gaming World. November 1994. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_124.pdf

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – Ginden, Jim. “Baseball: Diamonds Are A Fan’s Best Friend”. Computer Gaming World. May 1995. p62. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_130.pdf

Front Page Sports Baseball ’98 – McCauley, Dennis. “Sim World Series: Winners and Losers in This Year’s Baseball Sim Contest”. Computer Gaming World. December 1997. p312. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_160.pdf

ESPN Baseball Tonight – Gindin, Jim. “Double Play: Turn Two With Reviews of Hardball IV and ESPN Baseball Tonight”. Computer Gaming World. April 1995. p132, 134, 136. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_129.pdf

ESPN Baseball Tonight – Gindin, Jim. “Baseball: Diamonds Are A Fan’s Best Friend”. Computer Gaming World. May 1995. p62. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_130.pdf

ESPN Baseball Tonight – Jones, George. “ESPN Baseball Tonight: Chris Berman Charisma, Tony La Russa Design”. Computer Gaming World. February 1995. p132, 134. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_127.pdf

Hardball 3 – Rogers, Win. “Sights and Sounds of the Summer Game – Al Michaels Announces Hardball III”. Computer Gaming World. August 1992. p78-79. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_97.pdf

Hardball 4 – Gindin, Jim. “Double Play: Turn Two With Reviews of Hardball IV and ESPN Baseball Tonight”. Computer Gaming World. April 1995. p132, 134, 136. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_129.pdf

Hardball 4 – Gindin, Jim. “Baseball: Diamonds Are A Fan’s Best Friend”. Computer Gaming World. May 1995. p62. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_130.pdf

Hardball 5 – Gindin, Jim. “Back to the Bullpen: Accolade’s Hardball 5 is More a Changeup Than a Fastball”. Computer Gaming World. January 1996. p274, 276. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_138.pdf

Hardball 5 – Jones, George. “Holiday Top 100: Sports”. Computer Gaming World. December 1995. p110. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_137.pdf

Hardball 6 – Kaiafas, Tasos. “Strike Six (HardBall 6 Review)” . Computer Gaming World. August 1998. p208. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_169.pdf

Pursue the Pennant – Teverbaugh, Rick. “Sports Scoreboard”. Computer Gaming World. Volume 38, June-July 1987. p40. https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_38.pdf

APBA, Full Count Baseball, Pursue the Pennant, Strat-o-Matic – Widner, Duane E. “Baseball is the Numbers”. Computer Gaming World. Volume 71, May 1990, p20-21. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_71.pdf

Diamond Mind Baseball – Gindin, Jim. “Baseball: Diamonds Are A Fan’s Best Friend”. Computer Gaming World. May 1995. p62. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_130.pdf

Baseball Analytics – Retro Reviews

	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – SSI Computer Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review –Computer Statis Pro Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – MicroLeague Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Avalon Hill Pro Manager / Major League Manager
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Pure-Stat Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Monday Morning Manager
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Radio Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Earl Weaver Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Full Count Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – MicroLeague Baseball II – III – IV
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Tony La Russa’s Ultimate Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Earl Weaver Baseball II
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – APBA Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Tony La Russa Baseball II
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – ’96 – ’98
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – ESPN Baseball Tonight
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Hardball 3-4-5-6
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Pursue the Pennant – Diamond Mind Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Pro League Baseball
	Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – 4 – Old Time Baseball

Links to my Retro Reviews on Mobygames

https://www.mobygames.com/mobyrank/source/sourceId,2697/