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