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I think this is the biggest factor in my inability to succeed in this game. Could anyone let me know what the impact of the ballpark ratings are? I'm aware of the extreme pitcher's parks (Forbes, Griffith, etc.) and bomber parks (Baker, Fenway '67, etc.), but what about some of the others? For example, does anybody ever use any of the Comiskey Parks, County Parks or Crosly. What would be advantages, disadvantages to these kind of parks? I always struggling picking a park when I'm not going for a small ball or bomber team.

Think of the ballpark rating as compared to the extreme parks. Thus a Huntington is like Baker in HR's but like Forbes for singles and so on and so on . Yes I see alot of Co. St.'s and Comiskey's but Forbes and Griffith seem to be the overall favorite of folks . One of my favorite parks is FW '46 11-11-11-11 . Its about as nuetral as they come along with Sportsman '46 .

I'm not sure if you are asking for a mathematical explanation or a general theoretical explanation.

But, here goes .....

Any time there is a "split roll" shown, that is the number of "pips" out of 20 that the event will occur. Meaning in Huntington Ave Grounds or Baker Bowl, any time a BP Home Run is rolled there is a 20 in 20 chance of it occuring (100% chance). But in Von's example of Fenway '46, there is an 11 in 20 chance of a 55% chance that the Home Run will actually happen. Finally, in Forbes or Griffith, there is a 0 in 20 chance, so no Ballpark Home Runs will ever occur in those parks.

Ballpark Singles occur on 5 chances or "pips" out of the 108 possible rolls on both the pitcher's and hitter's cards. So, roughly 1 out of every 22 at bats, you will be checking the Ballpark Singles Rating for the park you are playing in. And the same % chances apply, in Fenway '67 you have nearly a 100% chance of the single occuring, whereas in Griffith you have only a 6 in 20 chance (30%) of the single occuring.

Does this help any???? :roll:

That helps out a great deal. I'm still pretty ignorant of all the details of the cards so it's good to know. Is there a way to quantify the impact a ballpark has on a given team? For example, in Forbes, what percentage of games would be won by a small ball team versus that same team playing in Fenway '46 and then Baker? I know it depends on the players, but if there is a way to generalize, I would appreciate it.