RealSports Baseball [Model CX2640]

RealSports Baseball © 1982 Atari, Incorporated.

You play RealSports Baseball just like real baseball. The game lasts for nine innings (or more in the case of a tie score), with each team coming to bat once during each inning. The first team up to bat (pink action figures) is the visiting team, and the last team to bat (yellow action figures) is the home team. A team remains at bat until three of its players either strike out, fly out, or are tagged out. A base runner may also be 'forced out' when an outfielder with the ball tags the base in front of the runner while another base runner is occupying the base behind him. (Force outs are needed to make those double and triple plays!)

Pitchers can throw either a BALL or a STRIKE. Three strikes count as an OUT; four balls count as a WALK. A walked batter automatically advances to first base. If a batter swings at a pitch that is programmed to be a ball, it counts as a strike.

A batter can also hit a FOUL BALL outside the baselines. A FOUL BALL is counted as s strike unless the batter has already made two strikes, in which case it does not affect the count.

There are four game variations in RealSports Baseball: Two 2-player games and two 1-player games. In the 1-player version the computer automatically controls one team. The computer always knows what pitch you're about to throw, so you'll have to brush up on your best baseball strategy to beat the computer!

The variations are as follows:
GAME 1 (2-player game): Left player starts in the outfield. Right player starts at bat. Batter can hit every pitch.
GAME 2 (2-player game): Left player starts at bat. Right player starts in the outfield. Batter cannot hit balls.
GAME 3 (1-player game): Player starts in the outfield. Batter cannot hit balls.
GAME 4 (1-player game): Player starts at bat. Batter cannot hit balls.