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You can use it for one team or as many leagues as you want. Baseball Statpak's simple, menu-driven approach makes it fun and easy. The program requires a true IBM-compatible machine with 384K of memory. It can be used with any video adapter and will run from a single floppy disk. Baseball Statpak is distributed on a Shareware, or User- Supported basis. If you like it and use it, we'd like you to register the program. Your registration fee will get you an Enhanced version with even more features. We'll discuss that in the next section. 1.1 What's In This Version We wrote the original Baseball Statpak in 1983 to give Little Leaguers a chance to see their names and stats just as they appear in the newspapers for major leaguers. The program has been through a lot of changes since then, and today it's used by hundreds of coaches across the country, at all levels. When you load the sample file that comes with Version 4, you'll see there's no reason why you can't use it for big leaguers. In fact, we tested this version out with a dozen American League teams. It's great for high schools, senior leagues, colleges and company softball leagues. Baseball Statpak 4.0 tracks each player's at bats, hits, runs scored, RBI's, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, doubles, triples, home runs, total bases, walks, strikeouts and errors. To some extent, this selection represents a compromise among our users. Every coach wants something different, and we've had lots of suggestions over the years. We chose these because they're the stats most frequently carried in newspapers. And they'll fit in an 80-column screen display. Besides changing the statistics we track, we've added point-and-shoot updating, scrolling statistical displays, better team summaries, and the ability to delete inactive players. We've also eliminated a few "undocumented features" (some people call these bugs). Users of earlier versions will undoubtedly like the changes, since most of them are the result of their suggestions. Here are the program's major features (there's lots more if you register. See Section 1.3 below for details). * Set up and maintain teams. Up to 12 teams and 250 players in a league. The number of leagues is limited only by disk space. * Add, delete and change basic player information. * Update stats with individual game figures. The program calculates new totals automatically and displays them instantly * Sort players alphabetically, by team or by any statistic. Kids like this because you can almost always find a stat that makes a youngster look good. * Printed report for entire league. * Printed reports by team. * Team Statistical Summaries * Coaches' Roster 1.2 About Shareware This program is distributed on a Shareware basis. This gives you a chance to try it before you buy it. Shareware works to the benefit of authors and users. Authors can bring their products to market without the huge advertising and distribution costs of normal retail channels (we've been that route, and this is much better). Users get a chance to see what a program is like before they put down their hard-earned money. Feel free to give this version to anyone and everyone. Put it in your user group library or post it on bulletin boards. The only caveat is that you must distribute the Shareware version of Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 2 the program in unmodified form, and with all of the files listed below. If you like the program and decide to use it, please register it. The registration fee is $30. We've made it easy. You can fill out a registration form on screen and send it to your printer without leaving the program. Or you can fill out the registration form at the end of this manual. Previous users may note that we did not ask a registration fee for earlier versions. But in order to devote the time we need to make Statpak better, we ave to make it a paying proposition like our other programs. Statpak 4.0 contains all the features of our earlier versions and many improvements. But registered users will get an ENHANCED version of the program with some real knockout capabilities. 1.3 The Enhanced Baseball Statkeeper The Enhanced Baseball Statpak, which you'll get when you register, includes full database capabilities that eliminate many of the hassles of setting up and maintaining a league. Here are some of the features: * Keep track of full league management information, including age, address and phone numbers for players and coaches. * Print team or full-league rosters with names and addresses. * Print mailing labels for the full league, an individual team, or your coaches. * A full, flexible drafting system that includes: o Rating of players by hitting, throwing, fielding and pitching ability. o Calculation of a normalized, composite player score that makes it easy to see how any player compares to the rest of the league. o A printed composite score report that makes it easy for coaches to make their selections. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 3 o A point-and-shoot "drafting screen" that shows players ranked by their composite score. Hit a key and instantly assign a player to a team. Files created with the Shareware version of Baseball Statpak 4.0 are fully compatible with the Enhanced version. Just load them into the Enhanced Version and add the information you want. 1.4 The Files on Your Disk Your disk or archive contains the following files. Those marked with asterisks must be on the disk or in the hard drive directory from which the program is launched. STAT40.EXE* The Baseball Statpak program file. BASEBALL.BAT* The appropriately named batch file used to launch Statpak 4.0. Do NOT try to run STAT40.EXE by itself. STATPAK4.PAK* A file containing packed display screens used by the program. SPEEDSCR.COM* A screen display driver used by Statpak. STATPAK.CFG* A file containing information about your monitor. HINSTALL.BAT A batch file to install the program on a hard disk. FINSTALL.BAT A batch file to install the program on a floppy disk. STAT40.DOC This user's manual. PRINTME.BAT A batch file that will print the manual. DEMO.DAT Sample player data file. While you don't need this or the next two files to run the program, it's a good idea to put it on your first floppy or into your hard drive directory when you start. That way, you can see how the program works without having to enter a lot of data. DEMO.TMS Team and coach data. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 4 DEMO.NAM League Data. DEMOCOPY.BAT A batch file to copy the league data files. See installation instructions below. READ.ME Description of the files on the disk and last- minute information not included in the manual. 1.5 Installing the Program Before you do anything, make a backup of your Statpak master disk and put the original away in a safe place. You should use the original only to make working copies. You can install the program in two ways. You can just copy the files marked with asterisks to a floppy or a hard drive directory. Or you can use the batch files we've provided. Here's how to use the batch files: 1.5.1 Hard Drive Installation 1. Put your Statpak master disk in Drive A: 2. Type A: and hit ENTER. Note: You can install the program from Drive B the same way. Just substitute the letter "B" for the letter "A" above. 3. Type HINSTALL TargetDrive: and hit enter. TargetDrive: is the letter representing the logical hard drive on which you want the program installed. For example, to install the program on Drive C:, type HINSTALL C: and hit ENTER. 4. The program will be installed in a directory called \BB40. So, if you installed it on Drive C:, it will be in a directory called C:\BB40. When you install Statpak on a hard disk, the demonstration data files will be included. You can delete them later if you want. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 5 1.5.2 Two-Floppy Drive Installation The following instructions assume you're using Drive A for your master disk and Drive B for your working disk. If you're doing it the other way around, just reverse the drive designators in the instructions below. 1. Format a floppy disk. We'll call this the Working Disk. You can include the operating system if you wish (Use the FORMAT Drive:/S option). In fact, you must include the operating system if you want to be able to start your computer from your new working disk. 2. Put Your Statpak master disk in Drive A. Put your newly- formatted working (the disk on which you want the program installed) in Drive B. 3. Type FINSTALL B: and hit ENTER. The appropriate files will be copied to your new working disk. 4. When the program files have been installed, you'll be given the opportunity to copy the demonstration data files to your working disk. 5. To copy the demonstration files, type DEMOCOPY DRIVE: (where DRIVE: is the letter representing the drive to which you want the files copied. For example, to copy the DEMO files to Drive B:, type DEMOCOPY B: and hit ENTER. 1.5.3 Single Floppy Drive Installation If your system has only one floppy drive, do the following. 1. Prepare your target disk as outlined in Step 1 above. 2. Put Your Statpak master disk in Drive A. 3. Type FINSTALL B: and hit ENTER. 4. Although you have only one Drive, DOS will behave as though you have two drives. It will ask you to change disks as it switches from one logical drive to the other. As it copies the files, it will ask you to switch between your SOURCE disk and your TARGET disk. The SOURCE disk is your Statpak Master disk, and the TARGET disk is the Working Disk you're making. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 6 5. To copy the demonstration files once the program has been installed, type DEMOCOPY B: and hit ENTER. 1.6 Starting the Program If you have a hard disk, switch to the directory containing the program. For example, if you've installed it in the BB40 directory on Drive C, type CD\BB40 and it ENTER. If you have a floppy disk, switch to the drive containing the program. For example, if the disk is in Drive A, type A: and hit enter. To run the program, type BASEBALL and hit ENTER. WARNING: Do NOT try to run the STAT40.EXE program by itself. It won't work properly. Always use BASEBALL.BAT to launch Statpak. The BASEBALL.BAT file sets up the program by first loading SPEEDSCR.COM, a memory-resident display driver. The program won't work properly without it. The batch file also removes SPEEDSCR when you exit. In a few seconds, you'll see the Baseball Statpak title screen, followed by a Shareware message. This is the only commercial you'll get. Strike any key and you'll see the Main Menu. 1.6.1 Running Statpak under Windows Although Statpak is a DOS application, you can run it under Microsoft Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced mode. We don't recommend running it in a window (slowwwww!), but as a full-screen application, it multitasks nicely. In fact, we wrote this manual using Windows to allow us to switch quickly between the program and our word processor. Just set Statpak up as a normal DOS application, and be sure to make BASEBALL.BAT the file that Windows executes. If you're running Windows in Standard or Real mode, Statpak will load and run properly. But when you exit from the program, Windows doesn't know what to do with the SPEEDSCR driver. You'll get a message telling you to exit from your "Pop-UP" program. There's no way to do this, so you have to reboot your computer. No harm done, but it's a pain in the neck. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 7 Chapter 2 The Main Menu Baseball Statpak 4.0 is completely menu driven. As you work your way through the program, you'll see a series of menus. To select any choice from a menu, use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight your choice and hit ENTER. The Main Menu directs you to various parts of the program. When you first run Statpak, the menu will be displayed in monochrome mode. You can change this to color. The menu looks like this. Main Menu 1 Load or Create League 2 View/Update Stats 3 Add a Player 4 Sort Stats 5 Reports 6 Change League Info 7 Set Data Drive/Monitor 8 Registration Form 9 Quit No League Selected (Data Drive C) At the bottom of the menu, you'll see the name of the league you're currently working with, as well as how many teams and players you've entered. If you haven't yet selected a league, the program will display a "No League Selected" message. It will also show you what drive you're using for data. Here's an overview of what the Main Menu choices will do: 1. Load or Create League: Before you can make the program do anything useful, you must load an existing league file from your disk or create a new league. Even if you're only keeping track of one team, you must create a League for it. This menu choice will allow you to create a new league or pick from a list of existing leagues. 2. View/Update Stats: This will display a scrolling list of players and their stats. By highlighting a player and hitting the ENTER key, you can update his stats or roster Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 8 information, correct errors in his record, or delete the player's record altogether. 3. Add a Player: This will bring up a Player Entry Form. Just type in the player's name and team and he'll be added to the roster with all stats set to zero. 4. Sort Stats: This will allow you to sort your players by name, team, or by any of the statistics we track. The View/Update Stats screen always displays players in the sorted order you've chosen. 5. Reports: The meat and potatoes of the program. This will allow you to produce printed reports showing player stats for the whole league, for one team, or for all teams. You can also generate a summary report by team and a list of teams and coaches. 6. Change League Info: Once you've created a league, this will allows you to add teams, change teams names or coach assignments. 7. Set Monitor/Data Drive: Sets up the program for color or monochrome operation and allows you to access data from a different drive, if you choose. 8. Registration Form: To register, just fill in the blanks and the program will print the registration form. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 9 Chapter 3 Loading or Creating a League Choice No. 1 from the main menu will allow you to load an existing league file or create a new one. Your disk drive light will go on as the program searches for existing files. If the program finds no files on the disk, it will ask you if you want to create a new league. If you do, type "Y" and you'll go on to the next section If the program finds league files on your disk, you'll see a list that looks like this: FILE LEAGUE NAME ============================ -------- CREATE NEW LEAGUE DEMO DEMO LEAGUE MINORS PIKESVILLE MINORS CLINIC PIKESVILLE CLINIC The FILE column contains the name of the disk file containing the league information. The LEAGUE NAME column contains the name of the league itself. DEMO is the demonstration league we've included with the program. * To select an existing league, use the CURSOR keys to highlight the league you want. Then hit ENTER. Note: If there are more league files than can fit in the window, you can use the CURSOR keys, PgUp, PgDn, HOME and END keys to move up and down through the list). * To create a new league, use the CURSOR keys to highlight the line that says CREATE NEW LEAGUE. Then hit ENTER. * To return to the Main Menu without loading or creating a league, hit the ESC key. If you load an existing league, a "LOADING" message will appear on the screen. When the file has been loaded, you'll be returned to the Main Menu. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 10 3.1 Creating a New League Before you create a league, you should have a list of players available. You'll also have to decide what you want to name each team. If you know the coaches for each team, have that information ready, too. You can alter it later, but it's best to have it ready. When you choose to create a new league, you'll be asked, "Create New League? (Y/N)" * Type "Y" to create a new league. * Type "N" to return to the Main Menu. If you go ahead, the following message will appear: To create a new league, you must enter a FILE NAME, a LEAGUE NAME and at least one player. Do you want to continue? (Y/N)? This gives you another chance to bail out. If you want to go ahead, type "Y". If you want to return to the Main Menu, type "N." If you go ahead, you'll see this prompt on your screen: Enter File Name for this League: Type a filename of up to eight characters and hit ENTER. File names may consist of letters and numbers only. The program won't let you enter anything else. The name you type here will appear as the name of the three files Statpak will create for your new league. What name you give the file isn't important, but it should mean something to you. Once you've entered the filename, a League Information Form will appear. It looks like this (see next page): Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 11 ===================================================== Name of League: ===================================================== Team Name Coach ===================================================== No. 1: No. 2: No. 3: No. 4: No. 5: No. 6: No. 7: No. 8: No. 9: No. 10: No. 11: No. 12: ===================================================== Enter the Name of the league, the Name of each team and its coach. Hit ENTER or Arrow keys to move between Fields. Hit ESC when you're through ===================================================== 1. Your cursor will be in the top field, labeled "Name of League." Type the name of the league and hit ENTER. For example, it might be "Watertown Pony League" or "Springfield Majors." You MUST enter a League Name. 2. Your cursor will now move down to the next field (Team Name No. 1). Type the name of the first team in the league and hit ENTER. You must enter at least ONE team name. 3. Your cursor will move horizontally to the COACH field for that team. Type the name of the coach and hit ENTER. You don't have to enter a coach's name if you don't want to. 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for up to 12 teams and coaches. Enter only as many teams and coaches as you want. You don't have to fill in all the blanks, but you must fill up the TEAM blanks in order. You can't leave any gaps. You also must have at least ONE team. You can move between fields by hitting the UP and DOWN arrow keys or the ENTER key. When you reach the last field, the cursor will move back to the first field. 5. When you're satisfied with your league, hit the ESC key. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 12 3.2 Adding Players Once you've created a league, you must enter at least one player. The program will take you to the Player Information Screen. It looks like this (we've filled in some teams to show you the kind of display you'll see). ======================================================= Name of League: PIKESVILLE MAJORS ======================================================= These are your teams Player Information ======================================================= No. 1: ORIOLES No. 2: YANKEES Last Name: No. 3: RED SOX No. 4: PHILLIES First Name: No. 5: PIRATES No. 6: BRAVES Team: 1 No. 7: ASTROS No. 8: CARDINALS No. 9: DODGERS No. 10: ATHLETICS No. 11: INDIANS No. 12: ======================================================= On the left you'll see a list of team names and numbers. This is for your information. On the right, you'll see three player data fields. The cursor will be resting in the field labeled "Last Name." 1. Type the player's last name and hit ENTER. 2. Your cursor will move to the "First Name" field. Type the player's first name and hit ENTER. 3. Your cursor will move to the "Team" field. Type the NUMBER of the team to which the player is assigned and hit ENTER. If you haven't yet assigned the player to a team, type a Zero in this field. This will make it easy to see your unassigned players later, when it's time to make up teams. 4. The cursor will now move back to the first field. You can make any changes or corrections you want. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 13 You can move between fields by hitting the UP and DOWN arrow keys or the ENTER key. When you reach the last field, the cursor will move back to the first field. 5. When you're satisfied with the information, hit the ESC key. 6. You'll be asked, "Is this information correct? (Y/N)" If the information is correct, type "Y" and the information will be stored. If the information is not correct, type "N" and you'll be returned to the data entry screen. 7. You'll now be asked, "Add another player? (Y/N)" To add another player, type "Y". To go back to the Main Menu, type "N". You don't have to add all your players at this point. You can always add a player from the Main Menu. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 14 Chapter 4 Viewing and Updating Stats When you choose No. 2 from the Main Menu, you'll see a scrolling list of all your players and their stats. From this list you can update a player's stats with game information, change totals if you've made a mistake, and change roster information if you've misspelled a name or want to change a player's team assignment. Statistics for PIKESVILLE MAJORS ----------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER TM BA SLG OBP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR ----------------------------------------------------------- >RIPKEN B 01 .293 .398 .339 410 50 120 163 29 1 4 FINLEY S 01 .256 .328 .304 464 46 119 152 16 4 3 HULETT T 01 .255 .373 .321 153 16 39 57 7 1 3 GALLAGHER D 01 .254 .302 .296 126 12 32 38 4 1 0 NIXON D 01 .250 .350 .286 20 1 5 7 2 0 0 RIPKEN C 01 .250 .415 .341 600 78 150 249 28 4 21 HORN S 01 .248 .472 .332 246 30 61 116 13 0 14 SEGUI D 01 .244 .350 .311 123 14 30 43 7 0 2 MELVIN B 01 .243 .346 .267 301 30 73 104 14 1 5 HIMOWITZ M 05 .238 .366 .342 101 18 24 37 4 0 3 ANDERSON B 01 .231 .308 .327 234 24 54 72 5 2 3 GOMEZ L 01 .231 .231 .362 39 3 9 9 0 0 0 KITTLE R 01 .231 .438 .293 338 33 78 148 16 0 18 WORTHINGTO C 01 .226 .322 .328 425 46 96 137 17 0 8 TETTLETON M 01 .223 .381 .376 444 68 99 169 21 2 15 ----------------------------------------------------------- Stats are sorted by Order of Entry Use Cursor, PgUp, PgDn, Home and End to Move Highlight. Hit ENTER to Select Player. Hit ESC for Main Menu. The list on your screen and the lists you print out will display more information than the list here. We've truncated it to accommodate the margins of the instruction manual. The list will always be displayed in the order in which you last sorted the statistics. If you haven't sorted the list, the players will be displayed in the order in which they were entered. The type of sort will always be displayed at the bottom of the screen Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 15 The player's last name and first initial are displayed at the left, along with the player's team. If the player's last name is longer than 10 characters, only the first 10 characters will be shown. 4.1 Moving Through the List One name on the list will always be highlighted. We've indicated that highlighting here with the ">" character. In the list above, notice that the highlight mark is on the first entry. Here's how to move through the list: * You can scroll through the list and move the highlight bar by using the UP and DOWN cursor keys. If there's more than one screenful of players, moving the cursor to the top or bottom row and holding the arrow key will scroll the list up or down. In addition, you can move the highlight bar in these ways: * Use PgUp or PgDn to move the highlight bar a page at a time. * Use the HOME key to get to the top of the list. Use the END key to go to the bottom of the list. * The list is also sensitive to ALPHABETIC characters. If you hit one of the alphabetic keys, the highlight bar will jump to the NEXT name that begins with the letter you typed. In this case, the highlight bar is on RIPKEN. If you type the letter "G," the highlight bar will jump to GALLAGHER. This is useful when you're updating stats, particularly if the list is sorted alphabetically or by team. * You can exit from the list and return to the Main Menu at any time by hitting the ESC key. 4.2 Updating Player Stats From this list, you can enter individual game stats, change a player's totals, delete the player or change the player's roster information. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 16 To make any of these changes, move the highlight bar to the player's name and hit ENTER. The following menu will pop up (let's say we've highlighted B ANDERSON): --------------------------- PLAYER: B. ANDERSON --------------------------- 1. Enter Game Stats 2. Change Player Totals 3. Change Roster Info 4. Delete Player 5. Return to List 6. Main Menu -------------------------- One of the choices on the menu will be highlighted. To choose one of the functions from the menu, use your UP and DOWN cursor keys to highlight your choice. Then hit ENTER. Choice No. 5 will return you to the scrolling list of players. Choice No. 6 will return you to the Main Menu. We'll discuss the remaining choices below. 4.2.1 Enter Game Stats This will allow you to enter a players stats for an individual game. The stats will be added to the player's current figures. New totals, total bases, batting averages, on-base percentage, and slugging percentages will be calculated. When you chose to Enter Game Stats, the following form (see next page) will appear on your screen. Once again, we've truncated the display to fit within the margins of the instruction manual Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 17 ----------------------------------------------------------- Baseball Statpak: ENTER GAME STATS ----------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER TM BA SLG OBP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR ANDERSON B 01 .231 .308 .327 234 24 54 72 5 2 3 ----------------------------------------------------------- At Bats: 0 Hits: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 BB: 0 2B: 0 SO: 0 3B: 0 SB: 0 HR: 0 ER: 0 ----------------------------------------------------------- The player's current stats will be shown at the top of the screen. Your cursor will be resting on the first field, labeled "At Bats." 1. Enter the appropriate information FOR THIS GAME in each field. Then hit ENTER to move on to the next field. When you finish with the last field (Errors), the cursor will move back to the first field. 2. When you're satisfied with the information you've entered, hit ESC. 3. You'll be asked, "Is This Information Correct?" If the information is correct, type "Y" If the information is not correct, type "N." You'll be asked if you want to go back and correct it. If you want to correct the information, type "Y" and you'll return to the game stats form. If you don't want to correct the information, type "N" and you'll return to the scrolling stats list without making any changes. 4. When you've confirmed that the information is correct, the program will store your changes, make the appropriate calculations and return you to the scrolling list. The Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 18 information you just entered will be reflected in the new scrolling list display. To update another player, just select his entry on the list and hit ENTER. 4.2.1.1 What the Abbreviations Mean BA - Batting Average 2B - Doubles SLG - Slugging Percentage 3B - Triples OBP - On Base Percentage TB - Total Bases AB - At Bats BB - Bases on Balls (Walks) H - Hits SO - Strikeouts R - Runs Scored SB - Stolen Bases RBI - Runs Batted In E - Errors 4.2.1.2 About Derived Stats The statistics are straightforward for the most part. Here's how the derived (calculated) stats are computed: Batting Average (BA): Number of Hits / Number of At Bats. Only official At Bats should be counted. A walk or sacrifice is not counted as an official at bat. On-Base Pct. (OBP): (Hits + Walks)/(At Bats + Walks). This shows how often the batter got on base. Total Bases (TB): (HR * 4)+(3B * 3)+(2B * 2)+ Singles. We don't track singles separately, but they're derived by subtracting the total number of doubles, triples and home runs from the number of hits. Slugging Percentage (SLG): Total Bases/At Bats. This is a measure of a hitter's power. A player who hits more doubles, triples and home runs will have a higher slugging percentage than a player with the same batting average who hits mostly singles. 4.2.2 Change Player Totals Use this function to correct any errors that may have crept into the statistics. 1. You will see the same form you see when you enter Game Totals. But this time, all the blanks will be filled in with the player's current totals. 2. Change any totals that aren't correct by typing over the existing totals. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 19 3. When you're satisfied, hit the ESC key. 4. The new totals will be substituted for the old totals and you'll be returned to the scrolling statistics list. The derived statistics (BA, OBP, SLG and TB) will be recalculated based on the TOTALS you provide in the form. 4.2.3 Change Roster Info This will allow you to correct the misspelling of a player's name or change his team assignment. This is most helpful if you've entered your players names without team assignments or are making roster changes. The Player Information form will appear on the screen, with the blanks for Last Name, First Name and Team filled in with the current information. Change any of the fields you want to correct by typing over the information contained in them. When you're satisfied with the new information, hit ESC. The player's record will be updated with the new information, and you'll return to the scrolling statistics list. Any change in name or team will be reflected immediately. 4.2.4 Delete a Player This will allow you to delete an inactive player. 1. When you choose this function, a message will appear asking if you want to delete this player. 2. Type "Y" to delete the player. Type "N" to return to the scrolling list without deleting the player. When you delete a player, his name will remain on the list temporarily. But the first letter of his last name will be an asterisk(*). The player will not be deleted permanently until you exit from the scrolling list and return to the Main Menu. This gives you a chance to recover from accidental deletions. To restore a player mistakenly deleted, highlight his entry on the list and hit ENTER. Then choose Change Roster Information. The Player Information form will be displayed, with the player's Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 20 name fully restored. Make any other changes you want at this time, then hit ESC to restore the player. Once you have deleted a player and returned to the Main Menu, the player's record will be permanently deleted. Deleting a player will NOT affect the accuracy of team summary displays or printouts. Team statistical summaries are recalculated from scratch each time you ask for them. However, when a player is deleted, that player's position in order of entry will be taken by the LAST player on the list. You'll see this the next time you view the scrolling display. It means you'll have to resort the statistics to your liking after you've deleted one or more players. But that's not hard. See the next chapter for details. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 21 Chapter 5 Sorting Your Stats This is the fun part. Baseball Statpak allows you to sort your players by name, by team, or by any statistic (in ascending or descending order). You can always find some statistic to make everyone look good. Sorting can also be an invaluable aid to coaches in evaluating their teams' performance. Sorting affects both the scrolling display and printed reports. Players' records will always be displayed or printed in the order of the most recent sort. Resorting is NOT automatic. If you've updated your players' stats with game figures, or changed totals or roster information, you should resort the stats when you return to the Main Menu. When you choose No. 4 from the Main Menu, a scrolling menu of statistics will pop up. It includes all the totals and derived statistics, as well as sorting by NAME and by TEAM. To select a sort, highlight the statistic you want and hit ENTER. If you're sorting on a statistic as opposed to NAME or TEAM, you'll be asked if you want an ASCENDING or DESCENDING sort. Type the letter "A" or "D" to get the sort you want Note: An ascending sort lists players from lowest to highest. Generally it's used for "negative" stats such as strikeouts or errors. A descending sort ranks players from highest to lowest and is more commonly used. To return to the Main Menu without sorting, hit ESC. You'll see the results of your sort the next time you view your players or print a report. Selecting a TEAM sort will not only sort by team, but also alphabetically within each team. Alphabetic and Team Sorting are the most efficient for entering game stats. Sorting is not instantaneous, but shouldn't cause much delay. The program uses a Shell Sort technique. This isn't the fastest available, but it's reasonably quick and conserves memory. On the slowest computer we could find (an original IBM PC purchased in 1983), it took six seconds to completely resort a Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 22 full 250-player roster. On an 80386 computer, it took one second. A math coprocessor should improve on those times. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 23 Chapter 6 Printed Reports Statpak 4.0 will print a variety of reports that your players will enjoy and coaches will find valuable for evaluating team performance. The reports are designed to mimic the major league stats found in most large newspapers, given the limits of a standard 80-column printer. But Statpak gives you one big advantage. Because you can sort by any statistic, you can emphasize the items that are important to you. Players statistics will always appear in the order of the MOST RECENT sort. Resorting is not automatic. If you've entered game stats or made any changes since your last sort, there's a good chance the players will not be in the proper order. So make sure you sort your stats just before you start printing reports. When you choose No. 5 (Printed Reports from the Main Menu, you'll see another menu that looks like this. Printed Reports In Order of Current Sort 1 All Players (Sort Order) 2 Players by Team 3 One Team 4 Team Summaries 5 Teams and Coaches 6 Main Menu Before you ask for a report, make sure your printer is on line. Position the paper so that the print head is at the very top of a page. The report function will work with any standard printer that can produce at least 80 columns of text. Multi-page reports will contain titles and page numbers on each page. To select the report you want, use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the report and hit ENTER. To return to the Main Menu, select No. 6 or just hit the ESC key. Here's a summary of the reports: Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 24 1. All Players: This will print out your entire league, in the order in which the players were last sorted. 2. Players by Team: This will print out the entire league, by team, with one team to a page. Within each team, the results will be in the order of the most recent sort. 3. One Team: This will allow you to print out the results for just one team. When you choose this function, a list of teams will pop up. To exit from the list without printing a report, hit ESC. To print a team, use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight the team you want and hit ENTER. 4. Team Summaries: This will calculate team statistics. The summaries are rebuilt from scratch each time you choose this function. When the summary has been built, the team statistics will be displayed on the screen. You'll be asked, "Print This Report? (Y/N)." Type "Y" to print this report or "N" to return to the Report Menu. 5. Teams and Coaches: This will print out a list showing the league name, the name of each team and the coach assigned to that team. It's helpful when you're organizing your league. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 25 Chapter 7 Other Features In this chapter, we'll talk about other features available from the Main Menu. 7.1 Add a Player You can add a player to your roster at any time by choosing No. 3 from the Main Menu. When you add a player, a Player Information Form will appear. 1. Enter the player's Last Name, First Name, and the number of the team to which he/she is assigned. If you don't want to assign a team at this point, type the number Zero in the Team field. You can always update the form later. 2. When you're satisfied with the information, hit ESC. You'll be asked to confirm the addition. 3. Once you've confirmed the addition of the player, you'll be asked if you want to add another player. Type "Y" to add another player or "N" to return to the Main Menu. 7.2 Set Monitor Type and Data Drive This function will allow you to set the program for a color or monochrome monitor or switch to a different data drive. A small menu will appear asking you whether you want to change the monitor or data drive. Use the cursor key to select the one you want and hit ENTER. 7.2.1 Change Monitor Type Statpak 4.0 will work in glorious living color or glorious monochrome. When you choose this function from the menu, a box will pop up asking, "Do You Have a Color or Monochrome Monitor (C/M)?" * Type the letter "C" and hit ENTER if you have a color monitor. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 26 * Type "M" and hit ENTER if you have a monochrome monitor. The monochrome setting will work with all monitors. The color display will work best with color monitors. If you use the color setting with a monochrome monitor, you may find it difficult to read some of the screen displays. Although laptop computers with LCD screens generally mimic a color monitor for graphics purposes, most of them are not good at reproducing text screen colors. You're best off using the monochrome setting with a laptop. The default setting when you first run Statpak 4.0 is monochrome. If you change it to color, the program will store the information in the STATPAK.CFG file and display color screens each time you run it after that. You can change from color to monochrome at any time. 7.2.2 Change Data Drive When you run Statpak 4.0, it expects to find your data files on the drive from which it was launched. Even with a single floppy, you should have room for all your files. But you may want to use a different drive for your data. When you choose this function a box will pop up asking what drive you're using for your data. Type the letter of the drive (A-Z) and hit ENTER. Statpak will examine the drive you've named to see if it's available and look for the presence of a formatted disk. If the drive is not available or there's no disk in it, you'll see an error message. Statpak will ask if you want to try again. Type "Y" to try again, "N" to return to the Main Menu. When you select a new data drive, Statpak will remove references to the current file and display "No League Selected" at the bottom of the Main Menu. To access data from the new drive, choose "Load or Create League" from the Main Menu. 7.3 Change League Info This will allow you to change the setup of your league. You can add or change team names and coaches, even change the name of the league itself. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 27 When you you choose this function, the League Information form will appear. This is the same form you saw when you created the league. Only this time, all the current information will about the teams and coaches will be displayed. You can change any of the information by typing over it or deleting it. When you're satisfied with what you have, hit ESC. For details on the League Information Form, see page 11. CAUTION: Be careful when deleting a team. You can't leave any gaps in the list of team names (other than blank spaces at the end of the list if you have fewer than 12 teams). Also, remember that Statpak deals with teams by number. If you assigned the name "Tigers" to Team 4 and then switched the name "Tigers" to Team 3, the program won't automatically switch Team 4 players to Team 3. You'll have to do that manually (it's quite easy from the scrolling display). Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 28 Chapter 8 The Registration Form We've made it easy to register your Baseball Statpak 4.0 by including an on-line registration form. When you choose this function from the Main Menu, you'll see a screen that looks like this: Your Name: Address: City : State: ZIP: Country: USA PHONE: 3.5 or 5.25 inch disk? (Type 3 or 5): Payment by Check, Visa or MasterCard? (CVM): Card Number: Expiration Date (MM/YY): To fill out the form, type each piece of information and hit ENTER to move to the next field. In the Disk field, type the number 3 if you need a 3.5-inch disk or the number 5 for a 5.25-inch disk. In the Payment field, type "C" if you're paying by check or money order, "V" for Visa or "M" for Mastercard. If you choose "V" or "M" you'll move to the Card Number and expiration date fields. Make sure you type the expiration date in MM/YY format. When you're through, the program will ask, "Is This Information Correct? (Y/N)." Type "Y" if the information is correct. Type "N" if the information is not correct, and you'll be returned to the form. When you've confirmed that the information is correct, you'll be asked, "Print This Form Now? (Y/N)." Type "Y" to print the form or "N" to return to the Main Menu. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 29 If you choose "Y," the form will be printed out. Send the form with your registration fee (if you're paying by check or money order) to Federal Hill Software, 3722 Greenway Lane, P.O. Box 765, Owings Mills, MD 21117. If you're paying by Visa or Master Card, please check to make sure the Card Number and Expiration Date are correct. And be sure to include your signature on the Registration Form. Want to speed up your order? Call our TOLL-FREE ORDER LINE. 1-800-846-4319 Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 30 Chapter 9 Technical Information Baseball Statpak 4.0 was written using the Microsoft Basic Professional Development System Version 7.0 and the Windows R-E-Z library from Connect Software, Inc. The data entry screens were created using Screen Sculptor and SpeedScreen, products of the Software Bottling Company of New York. The SPEEDSCR.COM program on your disk is licensed by Federal Hill Software from the Software Bottling Company of New York for distribution with its programs. It may not be used for any other purpose. 9.1 Statpak Files Statpak 4.0 uses three files to maintain data for each league. Each file has the same name but a different extension. All these files must be present on the Data Drive for the program to work properly. Here's what the files contain: FILENAME.DAT Player information, including name, team assignments and statistics. FILENAME.TMS Team names and coaching assignments. FILENAME.NAM A small file containing the name of the league. When copying league files from one disk to another, make sure that you copy all THREE files. The program will not function properly otherwise. Likewise, if you want to delete a league from a disk, you should delete all THREE files. Unless you have a large number of extremely large leagues, your program and data files should be able to fit on a single 360K floppy disk. Each player record takes up approximately 240 bytes of space (the Shareware files use the same record structure as the Enhanced version, which makes the two completely compatible). A full league of 250 players will therefore take up about 62K of disk space, including the league information and team name files. The program files require only 120K of space. Even on a 360K floppy that contains the operating system, you should have 150K Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 31 of space available for data. Unless you're managing some really big leagues, you should have plenty of room. A space problem with 360K floppies may occur if you maintain several leagues on the same disk and delete a large number of players and add others. The program does not actually remove entries (this is virtually impossible with a random access file structure). Instead it flags deleted entries as being inactive. So the file will continue to grow with each player you add, regardless of how many you've deleted. The Enhanced version of the program includes a packing routine to compress these files. However, even this requires some disk space, as a copy of the original file must be made. The solution for those using 360K floppies is to use a separate data disk (if you have two drives), or to make a separate disk with program and data for each league if you have only one drive. We really don't see this as a major problem, but you should be aware of it. 9.2 Keeping Your Data Intact Statpak 4.0 takes every precaution to keep your data intact. It updates the files each time you change a player's stats but keeps files open no longer than necessary to do the update. This minimizes exposure from damage caused by power failures during disk writes. Even so, you should always be aware of Murphy's Law: "Whatever can go wrong, will. And at the worst possible time." And there's our corollary to that theory: "Murphy was an optimist." The power WILL fail during a disk write. Your hard disk WILL inevitably crash. Floppies WILL inevitably go bad. Your cat WILL decide to use your computer as a litter box. You'll spend a lot of time entering and updating data. To protect that investment, BACK UP YOUR DATA FILES REGULARLY. Disks are cheap. Your time isn't. All you have to do is copy the files to a floppy disk and keep the backup away from fire, flood, magnets, intense heat, small children and other animals. This applies not only to baseball statistics files, but to any files you absolutely want to keep intact. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 32 9.3 Copyright and License Baseball Statpak 4.0 is copyrighted by Federal Hill Software and remains the intellectual property of its author. The Shareware (User-Supported) version of this program may be distributed freely under the following conditions: * The program may not be altered in any way. However, the Statpak 4.0 files may be archived to conserve disk space. * All of the files listed at the beginning of this manual must be distributed with the program. * Shareware companies and user group libraries may charge a normal copying or distribution fee for this program, not to exceed $10. Shareware companies, other retailers or user groups must include in any catalog or listing containing information about this program a notification that this is a Shareware or User-Supported program. 9.4 Warranty Disclaimer With respect to the Shareware (User Supported) version of this program, Federal Hill Software makes no warranty whatsoever, nor any guarantee of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. With respect to copies of the Shareware (User Supported) version of the program obtained free or in exchange for a fee from Shareware Companies, other retailers, bulletin boards or user groups, Federal Hill Software bears no responsibility for the integrity of the physical media containing the program and related files. The distributor bears all responsibility for ensuring that the program is delivered in a usable form. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 33 Chapter 10 Other Federal Hill Software Products Since 1983, Federal Hill Software has offered an outstanding series of programs for horse and dog race handicapping. Recently, we've expanded into casino card game simulations. Our programs are based on years of experience, and we have thousands of satisfied customers. If you're a racing or casino games fan, one of these may interest you. You can order any of these our programs using the form at the end of this manual. The Cambridge Handicappers The Cambridge Handicappers will help you pick winners in horse and dog races. There are lots of handicapping systems around. Some are so simplistic that they can't possibly work. Others are so complex that no one can possibly use them. We've spent a lot of time and effort finding out what's important and what's not. As a result, our handicappers are simple enough that you'll be encouraged to use them, and sophisticated enough to make you a winner at the track. In short, they work. Better yet, our instruction manuals tell you how to bet and more important, WHEN to bet. Knowing when to bet and when to sit out is one of the secrets of good handicapping. If you're a racing fan, you owe it to yourself to give one of these a try: Cambridge Thoroughbred Handicapper 5 Version 5 is an entirely new release that includes a full relational database to track handicapping data and wagering results. Handicapping formulas have also been updated. Factors include half-mile and final time, lengths behind, weight carried, jockey record, post position, speed rating, track variant, class and beaten favorite. Requires 640K of memory and a hard disk or high-density (720K or better) floppy. Registration fee is $50. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 34 Cambridge Thoroughbred Handicapper, Version 4.3 This release includes the updated formulas in Version 5, without the relational database. Factors include half-mile and final time, lengths behind, post position, weight carried, jockey record, speed rating, track variant, class and beaten favorite. Requires 256K of memory and will run from a floppy disk. Registration fee is $30. Cambridge Greyhound Handicapper Greyhound racing is one of the fastest-growing sports in America, and our handicapper will add to the fun. Factors include speed, class movement, speed at turn, box position, inside- outside running tendencies, beaten favorite and kennel ranking. Requires 256K of memory and will run from a floppy disk. Registration fee is $30. Cambridge Harness Handicapper The Trotters are tricky, but with the Harness handicapper, you'll have the winner's edge. Factors include half-mile and final times, post position, stretch gain, parked-out signs, driver record, and class movement. Requires 256K of memory and will run from a floppy disk. Registration fee is $30. Video Blakjak! Learn how to play Blackjack and win--the fun way! This full casino blackjack simulation puts you heads up against the dealer with an entertaining and informative set of tools to help you learn the game. Practice basic and advanced card-counting strategies and test them out--or just have fun! Our Strategy Construction kit lets you develop your own card counting system and test it without risking a penny! Vary the rules to match any casino. On-screen help shows you the right play and vital statistics at the press of a key. Instructions include discussions of blackjack fundamentals and strategy. Requires 384K of memory and will run from a floppy disk. All video cards OK. Registration fee is $30. Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 35 Appendix A Federal Hill Software Registration Form Please register the following Programs: QUAN. PROGRAM PRICE EXT. ============================================================== ___ Baseball Statpak 4.0 $30.00 _________ ___ Thoroughbred Handicapper 5 $50.00 _________ ___ Thoroughbred Handicapper 4.3 $30.00 _________ ___ Greyhound Handicapper $30.00 _________ ___ Harness Handicapper $30.00 _________ ___ Video Blakjak! $30.00 _________ Total: _________ ============================================================== Your Name: __________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________ City: ____________________________ ST ____ ZIP ______________ Phone: _____________________________________ ============================================================== Type of Payment: ( ) Check/M.O. ( ) Visa ( ) MasterCard Card No. __________________________________ Exp. Date _________ Signature: ___________________________________________________ Send this form to Federal Hill Software, 3722 Greenway Lane, P.O. Box 765, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Foreign orders must be payable in U.S. funds. CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER LINE! 1-800-846-4319 Baseball Statpak 4.0 Page 36