American Baseball

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American Baseball
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega of America (US), Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (EU)
Developer: Whiteboard
Distributor: Tonka (US), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Mattgo Enterprises (US) (Reggie Jackson license)
Genre: Sports (baseball)
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code US 1989-03 7019 EU 1989-10 7019 UK 1989-10 £24.9524.95 7019 AU 19xx CA 1989 MK-7019-22 BR 19xx

American Baseball is a sports game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It was first released in the United States in March 1989 as Reggie Jackson Baseball, featuring an endorsement by Major League ball player Reggie Jackson. It is the first instance of Sega of America promoting their sports titles with direct celebrity endorsement.

Gameplay

The game is a baseball game with the 26 Major League Baseball teams but only with the cities and not the team names and with fictitious players.

Before each game, players choose auto or manual fielding and a starting pitcher. There are three different stadiums, which are chosen randomly. Games can be played with one player against the computer or with two players. Player one is the visiting team and bats first.

	Defense
	When pitching, the player positions the pitcher with and . The pitcher throws the ball with , and the player can hold and for a curve ball, for a high ball, or for a low ball. The batter is eliminated when three strikes are thrown; the batter gets a free base if the pitcher throws four balls or hits the batter. The player can substitute a relief pitcher with +. The fielders are moved with the D-Pad and jump with . If automatic fielding is enabled, the fielders run after the ball automatically (but the player can override them at any time). Once the ball is in possession, it can be thrown to base by pressing while holding a direction corresponding to the base ( for first, for second, for third, or for home).
	Offense
	When hitting, the player positions the batter with and . The batter swings with , and the player can hold for a higher swing or for a lower swing. The batter stops the swinging motion when the button is released. The player can instruct a baserunner to steal a base or continue running to the next base by pressing while holding a direction corresponding to a base ( for first, for second, for third, or for home). The player can substitute a pinch hitter with +.

Modes

The game has the following gameplay modes:

• Exhibition Game: An exhibition mode, for playing a single game against the computer or against another player. In single-player games, the player chooses the opposing team.
• Tournament: Plays a tournament of games against the computer.
• Watch Mode: The player can choose two teams and watch the computer play itself. The player can take over using the control pad at any time; the computer regains control if the player does not press anything.
• Home Run Contest: The player has 20 turns at bat to get as many home runs as possible. There are no balls, strikes, or outs and no baserunning or fielding. This mode can be played with two players taking turns (with the computer pitching for both players).

Teams

League	Division	Team	Based on
American	Western	Minnesota (MIN)	Minnesota Twins
		Kansas City (KL)	Kansas City Royals
		Oakland (OAK)	Oakland Athletics
		Seattle (SEA)	Seattle Mariners
		Chicago (CHI)	Chicago White Sox
		California (CAL)	California Angels
		Texas (TEX)	Texas Rangers
	Eastern	Detroit (DET)	Detroit Tigers
		Toronto (TOR)	Toronto Blue Jays
		Milwaukee (MIL)	Milwaukee Brewers
		New York (NY)	New York Yankees
		Boston (BOS)	Boston Red Sox
		Baltimore (BAL)	Baltimore Orioles
		Cleveland (CLE)	Cleveland Indians
National	Western	San Francisco (SF)	San Francisco Giants
		Cincinnati (CIN)	Cincinnati Reds
		Houston (HOU)	Houston Astros
		Los Angeles (LA)	Los Angeles Dodgers
		Atlanta (ATL)	Atlanta Braves
		San Diego (SD)	San Diego Padres
	Eastern	St. Louis (STL)	St. Louis Cardinals
		New York (NY)	New York Mets
		Montreal (MON)	Montreal Expos
		Philadelphia (PHI)	Philadelphia Phillies
		Pittsburgh (PIT)	Pittsburgh Pirates
		Chicago (CHI)	Chicago Cubs

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	American Baseball	American Baseball
English (US)	Reggie Jackson Baseball	Reggie Jackson Baseball

Production credits

• Keisuke Tsukahara

Source:

Developer mentions

Magazine articles

Main article: American Baseball/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #96: "November 1989" (1989-10-16)
also published in:

• ACE (UK) #26: "November 1989" (1989-10-xx)

Physical scans

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Publication Version Score ACE (UK) 71 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 79 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 74 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL 74 Console XS (UK) PAL 83 Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL 74 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 68 The Games Machine (UK) 72 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 74 Power Play (DE) 70 S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 67 Sega Power (UK) PAL 50 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 84 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 83 Zero (UK) 81

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American Baseball

Master System, US
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Master System, US (90s sticker variant)
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Master System, US (blue cart variant)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU (Sega®)
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Master System, AU
Cover
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Master System, BR
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Cart Manual

Master System, CA
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
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