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| tab1=Mega Drive
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| publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]
 
| publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]
 
| developer={{company|[[High Score Productions]]|system=MD}}
 
| developer={{company|[[High Score Productions]]|system=MD}}
 
{{company|[[Beam Software]]|system=GG}}
 
{{company|[[Beam Software]]|system=GG}}
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| support={{company|[[E.J. Sarraille Design Group]]|role=package design|system=MD}}, {{company|[[STATS]]|role=statistics}}
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| licensor=[[Major League Baseball Players Association]]
 
| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Game Gear]]
 
| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Sega Game Gear]]
 
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| players=1-4
 
| genre=Sports
 
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| subgenre=baseball
 
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| md_rrp_us=59.95{{magref|gamepro|61|104}}{{magref|gameplayers|0708|77}}
 
| md_code_us=717401
 
| md_code_us=717401
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| md_rating_us=ga
 
| md_date_au=199x
 
| md_date_au=199x
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| md_rating_au=g
 
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a baseball game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Game Gear]]. It should not be confused with Sega's earlier ''[[Sports Talk Baseball]]'', another MLBPA game. It was initially only released in North America, though a small run of the Mega Drive version found its way to Australia.
 
{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a baseball game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Game Gear]]. It should not be confused with Sega's earlier ''[[Sports Talk Baseball]]'', another MLBPA game. It was initially only released in North America, though a small run of the Mega Drive version found its way to Australia.
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==Gameplay==
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===Teams===
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{{multicol|
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*Anaheim
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*Arlington
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*Atlanta
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*Baltimore
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*Boston
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*Chicago A
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*Chicago N
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*Cincinnati
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*Cleveland
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*Denver
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*Detroit
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*Houston
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*Kansas City
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*Los Angeles
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*Miami
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*Milwaukee
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*Minneapolis
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*Montreal
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*New York A
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*New York N
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*Oakland
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*Philadelphia
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*Pittsburgh
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*San Diego
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*San Francisco
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*Seattle
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*St. Louis
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*Toronto
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|cols=4
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}}
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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===Mega Drive version===
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{{creditstable|
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*'''Game Design:''' Michael Kosaka, Happy Keller
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*'''Programming:''' Duncan Meech, Paul Halmshaw, Jim Sproul
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*'''Executive Producer:''' Scott Orr
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*'''Associate Producer:''' Kevin Hogan
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*'''Assistant Producer:''' Ken Rogers
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*'''Graphics:''' [[Cynthia Hamilton]], Terry Falls, Kendra Lammas
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*'''Sound and/or Music:''' Dave Whittaker, Rob Hubbard
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*'''Umpire Voice:''' James Bailey
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*'''Technical Director:''' [[Evan Robinson]]
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*'''Product Manager:''' Chip Lange
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*'''Package Design:''' [[E.J. Sarraille Design Group]]
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*'''Package Art Direction:''' Nancy Waisanen
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*'''Documentation:''' Bill Scheppler
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*'''Documentation Layout:''' Tom Peters
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*'''Testing Manager:''' Al Roireau
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*'''Product Testing:''' Greg Kawamura, Ted Fitzgerald, Steve Imes, Brian Reed, Michael Caldwell
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*'''Quality Assurance:''' Stewart Putney, Dan Gossett, Paul Armatta
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*'''Special Thanks To:''' Mike Schechter, James Bailey, Kyra Woody, Michael Humes
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| source=US manual
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| pdf=MLBPA Baseball MD US Manual.pdf
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| pdfpage=59
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| console=MD
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}}
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}}
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===Game Gear version===
 
===Game Gear version===
 
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*'''Lead Programmer:''' John Carney
 
*'''Lead Programmer:''' John Carney
 
*'''Quality Assurance:''' Cameron Brown, Aaron Smith, Gary Ireland
 
*'''Quality Assurance:''' Cameron Brown, Aaron Smith, Gary Ireland
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*'''Testing:''' Joanna Pataki, Michael Hensley, Matt McKnight
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*'''Testing:''' [[Joanna Pataki]], Michael Hensley, Matt McKnight
 
*'''Writer:''' Bill Scheppler
 
*'''Writer:''' Bill Scheppler
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*'''Technical Director:''' David Bunch
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*'''Technical Director:''' [[David Bunch]]
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*'''Player Statistics:''' STATS Inc.
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*'''Player Statistics:''' [[STATS Inc.]]
 
*'''Product Manager:''' Chip Lange
 
*'''Product Manager:''' Chip Lange
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' Kyra Pehrson
 
*'''Special Thanks:''' Kyra Pehrson
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|source=In-game credits (intro)
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| source=In-game credits
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|console=GG
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| pdf=MLBPA Baseball GG credits.pdf
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==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
 
===Mega Drive version===
 
===Mega Drive version===
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{{Scanbox
 
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==Technical information==
 
==Technical information==
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==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:12, 17 September 2024

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  • Mega Drive
  • Game Gear

MLBPABaseball title.png

MLBPABaseball GG title.png

MLBPA Baseball
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Licensor: Major League Baseball Players Association
Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play
Genre: Sports (baseball)

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$59.9559.95[1][2] 717401
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
AU
OFLC: G
Sega Game Gear
US 		T-50058
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Non-Sega versions

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MLBPA Baseball is a baseball game for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear. It should not be confused with Sega's earlier Sports Talk Baseball, another MLBPA game. It was initially only released in North America, though a small run of the Mega Drive version found its way to Australia.

Gameplay

Teams

  • Anaheim
  • Arlington
  • Atlanta
  • Baltimore
  • Boston
  • Chicago A
  • Chicago N
  • Cincinnati
  • Cleveland
  • Denver
  • Detroit
  • Houston
  • Kansas City
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami
  • Milwaukee
  • Minneapolis
  • Montreal
  • New York A
  • New York N
  • Oakland
  • Philadelphia
  • Pittsburgh
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • St. Louis
  • Toronto

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Game Design: Michael Kosaka, Happy Keller
  • Programming: Duncan Meech, Paul Halmshaw, Jim Sproul
  • Executive Producer: Scott Orr
  • Associate Producer: Kevin Hogan
  • Assistant Producer: Ken Rogers
  • Graphics: Cynthia Hamilton, Terry Falls, Kendra Lammas
  • Sound and/or Music: Dave Whittaker, Rob Hubbard
  • Umpire Voice: James Bailey
  • Technical Director: Evan Robinson
  • Product Manager: Chip Lange
  • Package Design: E.J. Sarraille Design Group
  • Package Art Direction: Nancy Waisanen
  • Documentation: Bill Scheppler
  • Documentation Layout: Tom Peters
  • Testing Manager: Al Roireau
  • Product Testing: Greg Kawamura, Ted Fitzgerald, Steve Imes, Brian Reed, Michael Caldwell
  • Quality Assurance: Stewart Putney, Dan Gossett, Paul Armatta
  • Special Thanks To: Mike Schechter, James Bailey, Kyra Woody, Michael Humes
Source:
US manual
MLBPA Baseball MD US Manual.pdf
[3]

Game Gear version

  • Executive Producer: Scott Orr
  • Producer: Randy Delucchi
  • Associate Producer: John Boerio
  • Assistant Producer: Greg Kawamura
  • Project Manager: Adam Lancman
  • Technical Manager: Simon Dyer
  • Programmers: Iain Cartwright, Mike Trinh, Peter Litwiniuk
  • Artists: John Tsiglis, Joe Rimmer, Jeremy Kupsch
  • Sound: Marshall Parker
  • Lead Programmer: John Carney
  • Quality Assurance: Cameron Brown, Aaron Smith, Gary Ireland
  • Testing: Joanna Pataki, Michael Hensley, Matt McKnight
  • Writer: Bill Scheppler
  • Technical Director: David Bunch
  • Player Statistics: STATS Inc.
  • Product Manager: Chip Lange
  • Special Thanks: Kyra Pehrson
Source:
In-game credits
MLBPA Baseball GG credits.pdf
[4]

Magazine articles

Main article: MLBPA Baseball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[5]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
67
[6]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
77
[2]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[1]
GamesMaster (UK) NTSC-U
81
[7]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
81
[8]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
65
[9]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[10]
Sega Mega Drive
 69
Based on
8 reviews

MLBPA Baseball

Mega Drive, US
MLBPABaseball MD US Box.jpg
Cover
MLBPABaseball MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
MLBPA Baseball MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU
MLBPABaseball MD AU cover.jpg
Cover

Game Gear version

Game Gear, US
MLBPABaseball GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngMLBPABaseball GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
MLBPABaseball GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
MLBPA Baseball GG US Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

Main article: MLBPA Baseball/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 104
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 8 August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 77
  3. ↑ File:MLBPA Baseball MD US Manual.pdf, page 59
  4. ↑ File:MLBPA Baseball GG credits.pdf
  5. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 132
  6. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 80
  7. ↑ GamesMaster, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-25), page 64
  8. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 58
  9. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 171
  10. ↑ VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 89


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