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Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – tutorial – create/edit teams

Derek Bain — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:52:02 +0000

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in Diamond Mind Baseball 12.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – Game Disk

optional, but recommended: Diamond Mind Baseball – Season Disk(s)

Diamond Mind Baseball was developed by Tom Tippett and debuted in 1987 as Pursue the Pennant PC Baseball. Versions 1 through 5 were released through 1994 under the PTP license, then the game was rebranded as Diamond Mind Baseball for all subsequent editions. Please note that while the tutorial utilizes Diamond Mind Baseball 12, you can perform the same (or similar) steps in prior versions.

View the tutorial video here:

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

Diamond Mind Baseball:

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Pursue the Pennant – Diamond Mind Baseball

Micro League Baseball 6.0 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

Derek Bain — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:07:10 +0000

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Micro League Baseball 6.0. You can also execute drafts with multiple human participants using either the Standard or Fantasy draft methods (see the game manual or in-game Help for additional details). 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:

Micro League Baseball 6.0 – Game
optional, but recommended – Micro League Baseball 6.0 – Season Disk(s)

Micro League Baseball 6.0 was developed by Micro League Sports Assocation. David Holt, designer of the Pro League Baseball series, was the executive producer. Micro League Baseball 6.0, the last of five titles in this series, was published in 1997 for the IBM PC and compatibles.

The tutorial includes the Draft (using players from the 1996 MLB season disk) and an exhibition game utilizing two of the newly-drafted rosters.

View the tutorial videos here:

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

Mobygames entry for Micro League Baseball 6.0

Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 – tutorial – create custom libraries with SeasonTool

Derek Bain — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:48:41 +0000

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create custom libraries or season disks in Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 for the IBM PC using Daniel Guenther’s SeasonTool utility. You can download SeasonTool from the Files section of my Facebook group, Old Computer Baseball Simulations.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 – Game Disk
Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 – Commissioner’s Disk
SeasonTool utility by Daniel Guenther

Earl Weaver Baseball was developed by Mirage Graphics and published by Electronic Arts in 1987 for the Amiga and IBM PC personal computers. An enhanced version (1.5) was later released solely for the IBM PC while the game was also ported to the Apple ][ and Macintosh computers. I’m utilizing the Earl Weaver Baseball v1.5 edition in my tutorial. The SeasonTool utility is only compatible with Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 for the IBM PC.

View the tutorial video here:

Season Disk Downloads:

You can download season libraries for Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5 from the Files section of my Facebook group, Old Computer Baseball Simulations or my Dropbox account. It is possible to import those files into Earl Weaver Baseball II (IBM PC) using the EWB2CONV utility (which is part of the EWB2 installation).

References:

Earl Weaver Baseball 1.5:

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Earl_Weaver_Baseball_1987

Note: copy protection code wheel required!

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Earl Weaver Baseball

SABR Stay at Home – Don Daglow

SABR Stay at Home – Eddie Dombrower

Digital Diamond Baseball 13 – tutorial – create custom libraries

Derek Bain — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:22:50 +0000

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create custom libraries in Digital Diamond Baseball v13.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

Digital Diamond Baseball v13.1.2 or higher
optional, but recommended: Seamheads Ballpark Database

Digital Diamond Baseball is developed by Mark Cohen and it was first published in 2011 for the IBM PC personal computer. I’m utilizing version 13.1.2 in my tutorial but the majority of the instructions to create custom libraries are nearly identical since version 10. One exception is the “Import Just This Player” function, which is a new feature in version 13. Alternatively, you can follow the instructions below to import players from specific teams or seasons:

1. Open a Different Library – New Library Group – create a new group called “Year-by-Year Import”

2. Install a Library – select the season library that you wish to select players from. The library will be listed in the Favorites group by default. Select MOVE and move the library to the Year-by-Year Import group. Rename the library to “YYYY-Import-MLB” where YYYY is the year (such as 1990-Import-MLB).

3. Repeat step 2 for each season library that you wish to import players from. For example, let’s say I want to create a library that contains player-seasons from 1990 through 1994. I would perform step 2 five times and the result would look like this:

optional – if you wish to use the combined statistics for the imported players who played for multiple teams in a given season, go to Player Editor – Edit All – Combine All Duplicate Players. Those individuals will be listed on the TOT team with their merged statistics.

4. Library – New Library – type the name of your new library. click OK. Optional – move your new library into a group. Click on your new library name to open it.

5. Team Editor – create your teams by entering the City/State, Name, Year and Tag. Optional – select a team logo, ballpark (this would require importing or creating ballparks first).

6. Player Editor – Import Players From Another Library

Select the From Library (one of the Year-Import-MLB libraries created in step 2)

Select the From Team (the team that the player actually played for in the specified year – be sure to check the TOT team first for combined players!)

Select the Player(s) to be imported from that team.

Select the To Team – where the imported players will be drafted to.

Click IMPORT. Repeat process until all players are imported and 40-man rosters for each team are filled.

If you wish to import multiple players on the FROM TEAM, you may select or deselect them, then click IMPORT.

View the Digital Diamond Baseball 13 – Create Custom Libraries video here:

References:

Digital Diamond Baseball 13 (on Steam)

Digital Diamond Baseball – user-created custom libraries

Digital Diamond Dugout (Tapatalk forum)

SABR Stay at Home – Mark Cohen

Action!PC Baseball 23 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

Derek Bain — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:25:42 +0000

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Action!PC Baseball. I’m using Action!PC Baseball 23 but you can execute a draft in any of the recent releases. 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:

Action!PC Baseball – Game
Action!PC Baseball – Season Disk(s)

Action!PC Baseball was developed by Dave Koch. The first edition was published by Dave Koch Sports for the IBM PC personal computer in 2001.

I divided the tutorial into two sections: the Draft (copying the All-Time Greats league, releasing players into the free agent pool, conducting the draft), Simulate Season (review manager profiles for each team, simulate an entire season, reviewing the final standings, league leaders and team-by-team rundown).

View the tutorial videos here:

Part 1 – Draft

Part 2 – Lineups & Pitching Staffs, Simulate Season, Final Standings, League Leaders

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

SABR Stay at Home – Dave Koch

Out of the Park Baseball 24 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

Derek Bain — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:50:28 +0000

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Out of the Park Baseball. I’m using OOTP 24 but you can execute a draft in any of the recent releases. 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:

Out of the Park Baseball 24 – Game

Out of the Park Baseball was developed by Markus Heinsohn. The first edition was published for the IBM PC personal computer in 1999.

View the tutorial videos here:

Part 1 – Draft

Part 2 – Lineups & Pitching Staffs, Simulate Season, Final Standings, League Leaders

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

Derek Bain — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:27:25 +0000

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Diamond Mind Baseball 12. 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:

Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – Game
optional, but recommended: Diamond Mind Baseball 12 – Season Disk(s)

Diamond Mind Baseball was developed by Tom Tippett (original title: Pursue the Pennant). The first edition was published for the IBM PC personal computer in 1987.

View the tutorial videos here:

Part 1 – Draft

Part 2 – Manager Profiles, Simulate Season, Final Standings, Statistical Review

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Pursue the Pennant – Diamond Mind Baseball

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – tutorial – create/edit teams

Derek Bain — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:09:48 +0000

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in Front Page Sports Baseball ’94.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 (’96 or ’98 editions will also work) – Game Disk

optional, but recommended: Front Page Sports Baseball – Season Disk(s)

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 was developed by Dynamix and published in 1994 by Sierra for the IBM PC personal computer. Please note that while the tutorial utilizes Front Page Sports Baseball ’94, you can perform the same steps in Front Page Sports Baseball ’96 or ’98 editions.

View the tutorial video here:

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94:

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Front_Page_Sports_Baseball_94_1994

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Front Page Sports: Baseball ’94 – ’96 – ‘98

SABR Stay at Home – Glen Wolfram

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 – tutorial – conducting a solo draft

Derek Bain — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:34:34 +0000

I created a tutorial to discuss how to conduct a solo draft in Front Page Sports Baseball ’94. 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:

Front Page Sports Baseball ’94 (’96 or ’98 editions will also work) – Game Disk
optional, but recommended: Front Page Sports Baseball – Season Disk(s)

View the tutorial video here:

Season Disk Downloads:

coming soon

References:

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Front_Page_Sports_Baseball_94_1994

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Front Page Sports: Baseball ’94 – ’96 – ‘98

SABR Stay at Home – Glen Wolfram

Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – tutorial – create/edit teams

Derek Bain — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:24:16 +0000

I created a quick tutorial to discuss how to create and edit teams in Tony La Russa Baseball 3.

Here’s a rundown of the requirements:

Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – Game Disk
optional, but recommended: Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – Season Disk(s)

Tony La Russa Baseball 3 was developed by Stormfront Studios and published in 1995 by Stormfront Studios for the IBM PC personal computer, the third of four titles in the Tony La Russa Baseball series (not including the spin-off Old Time Baseball). An updated version of the game was released in 1996 as the Tony La Russa Baseball 3 : 1996 Edition. I’m utilizing the 1996 edition in my tutorial but the instructions to create and edit players and teams remain the same in versions 3 and 4 of the game along with Old Time Baseball.

View the tutorial video here:

Season Disk Downloads:

You can download season libraries for Tony La Russa Baseball 3 and Tony La Russa Baseball 3 : 1996 Edition from the Files section of my Facebook group, Old Computer Baseball Simulations or my Dropbox account:

References:

Tony La Russa Baseball 3:

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Tony_La_Russa_Baseball_3_1995

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Tony La Russa Baseball 3 – 4 – Old Time Baseball

SABR Stay at Home – Don Daglow