25:
322:
The original game consisted of 30 neighborhood kids from which the player must build a team. Over the years, the idea of "Pro players as kids" became popular, and the original statistics and looks of the players changed. As the game progresses, there are some professionals that become available or
342:, players take a managerial role by creating a team of different players to compete against opponents. In the different installments, one could choose to play a one-off exhibition game or a seasonal league, followed by the "Backyard Baseball League" playoffs, which contains the
375:
The game has also been noted for its diversity (gender, race, disability, etc.) of characters, both in ratio of white to non-white and male to female, as well as skill level and the distribution of the best characters.
1262:
1219:
1255:
1248:
1226:
1537:
1269:
1205:
1198:
1547:
1212:
1552:
1517:
1298:
1532:
389:
1497:
1507:
372:
Pablo
Sanchez, one of the fictional playable characters in the game, has been regarded as one of the strongest athletes in video game history.
1155:
904:
388:, in addition to the 30 fictional kids, each team was represented by at least one MLB pro player, many of which were all-stars during the
977:
134:
1376:
1106:
392:
1305:
42:
108:
1418:
859:
1527:
1432:
451:
89:
781:
61:
1542:
1162:
46:
1291:
832:
1502:
1393:
68:
1386:
1075:
1341:
805:
1176:
1141:
1134:
744:
364:
This game has various playable modes, and they include: Single Game, Batting
Practice, Spectator, and Season Game.
354:
347:
75:
1512:
1169:
1492:
1364:
57:
1400:
1148:
1115:
1099:
282:
181:
165:
35:
1557:
930:
886:
1522:
1487:
176:
160:
1357:
193:
1439:
1425:
1124:
1092:
837:
82:
1350:
949:
538:
494:
479:
400:
290:
217:
908:
574:
294:
229:
169:
148:
1334:
1317:
1051:
962:
864:
483:
459:
428:
350:
343:
315:
1059:
612:
559:
534:
498:
455:
436:
432:
286:
237:
133:
1481:
671:
627:
475:
463:
447:
440:
412:
324:
298:
209:
1055:
408:
404:
396:
358:
1461:
1456:
1188:
696:
686:
579:
487:
420:
416:
332:
328:
221:
205:
24:
1238:
467:
424:
278:
185:
471:
1084:
493:
Several of these players would be featured in multiple releases including
607:
302:
275:
233:
225:
1281:
978:"Backyard Baseball '97 is back, with a re-release coming soon on Steam"
860:"The 15 Most Unfair and Terrifying Video Game Athletes to Play Against"
153:
931:
https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/
1466:
189:
810:
1088:
740:
690:
319:
series, of which this series serves as its first sub-series.
310:
306:
213:
18:
934:
446:
Other professional players from the later games included
1449:
1410:
1374:
1315:
1279:
1263:
3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet
1236:
1186:
1122:
255:
243:
201:
175:
159:
147:
126:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1220:4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch
806:"Pablo Sanchez: The Origin Of A Video Game Legend"
668:Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows
443:, who are all playable characters to choose from.
905:"Contact: Mike Salvadore, Communications Manager"
395:. Eventual Hall of Fame players featured include
782:"How 'Backyard Baseball' Became a Cult Classic"
281:for children which was originally developed by
1256:2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening
1100:
833:"The 25 Best Virtual Athletes In Video Games"
8:
285:. It was first released in October 1997 for
887:"The Inclusive Legacy of Backyard Baseball"
1538:Video games developed in the United States
1107:
1093:
1085:
1037:Known in the pre MLB-licensed game as the
1024:Known in the pre MLB-licensed game as the
1011:Known in the pre MLB-licensed game as the
132:
123:
1227:5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
1548:Video game franchises introduced in 1997
1039:Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe
508:
1270:Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!
1004:
772:
1249:No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
1206:2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
958:
947:
1553:Video games with alternative versions
1213:3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell
7:
361:". Series games will vary per game.
47:adding citations to reliable sources
747:; published by Fingerprint Network
724:Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Windows
393:Major League Baseball All Star Game
357:and finally the "Backyard Baseball
1156:Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama
14:
1518:Major League Baseball video games
1054:were represented by two players:
976:Silberling, Amanda (2024-09-25).
717:Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers
711:Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2
23:
1533:Video games developed in Canada
293:. Later games were featured on
34:needs additional citations for
1498:Baseball video games by series
1419:Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
1199:Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
1026:Super Entire Nation Tournament
733:Backyard Sports: Baseball 2015
661:Backyard Sports: Baseball 2007
260:Backyard Sports: Baseball 2015
1:
1508:Humongous Entertainment games
885:Delayo, Mike (10 May 2019).
1299:2: "Some Assembly Required"
1574:
1394:Blue's 123 Time Activities
1387:Blue's Birthday Adventure
780:Kram, Zach (2017-10-10).
726:
695:
611:
578:
517:
511:
131:
693:, PlayStation 2, Windows
1528:ScummVM-supported games
1116:Humongous Entertainment
323:"unlockable" including
283:Humongous Entertainment
182:Humongous Entertainment
166:Humongous Entertainment
648:Backyard Baseball 2006
635:Backyard Baseball 2005
587:Backyard Baseball 2003
549:Backyard Baseball 2001
386:Backyard Baseball 2001
197:Playground Productions
1543:Video game franchises
1013:All-City BBL Playoffs
753:Backyard Baseball '97
704:Backyard Baseball 10
1503:Classic Mac OS games
1401:Blue's Treasure Hunt
1306:3: "Operation Ozone"
1163:Travels Through Time
727:Original characters
679:Backyard Baseball 09
594:Macintosh, Windows
543:Original characters
313:. It is part of the
43:improve this article
497:, Derek Jeter, and
355:championship series
194:The Evergreen Group
58:"Backyard Baseball"
1440:MoonBase Commander
1426:Junior Field Trips
556:Macintosh, Windows
1475:
1474:
1078:Backyard Baseball
957:Missing or empty
764:
763:
757:October 10, 2024
655:Game Boy Advance
620:Backyard Baseball
600:Backyard Baseball
567:Backyard Baseball
527:Backyard Baseball
495:Nomar Garciaparra
480:Nomar Garciaparra
401:Vladimir Guerrero
340:Backyard Baseball
291:Microsoft Windows
271:Backyard Baseball
267:
266:
248:Backyard Baseball
140:Backyard Baseball
127:Backyard Baseball
121:Video game series
119:
118:
111:
93:
16:Video game series
1565:
1513:Infogrames games
1177:Joins the Circus
1142:Goes to the Moon
1135:Joins the Parade
1109:
1102:
1095:
1086:
1063:
1048:
1042:
1035:
1029:
1022:
1016:
1009:
992:
991:
989:
988:
973:
967:
966:
960:
955:
953:
945:
943:
942:
933:. Archived from
926:
920:
919:
917:
916:
907:. Archived from
901:
895:
894:
882:
876:
875:
873:
872:
855:
849:
848:
846:
845:
829:
823:
822:
820:
819:
802:
796:
795:
793:
792:
777:
575:Game Boy Advance
531:October 10, 1997
509:
353:, the AL and NL
295:Game Boy Advance
251:October 10, 1997
230:Game Boy Advance
170:Mega Cat Studios
138:The most recent
136:
124:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1573:
1572:
1568:
1567:
1566:
1564:
1563:
1562:
1493:Baseball genres
1478:
1477:
1476:
1471:
1445:
1406:
1370:
1318:Backyard Sports
1311:
1275:
1232:
1182:
1170:Enters the Race
1118:
1113:
1072:
1067:
1066:
1052:Cincinnati Reds
1049:
1045:
1036:
1032:
1023:
1019:
1010:
1006:
1001:
996:
995:
986:
984:
975:
974:
970:
956:
946:
940:
938:
928:
927:
923:
914:
912:
903:
902:
898:
884:
883:
879:
870:
868:
865:Bleacher Report
857:
856:
852:
843:
841:
831:
830:
826:
817:
815:
804:
803:
799:
790:
788:
779:
778:
774:
769:
507:
484:Ken Griffey Jr.
460:Alfonso Soriano
429:Ken Griffey Jr.
382:
370:
351:division series
348:National League
344:American League
316:Backyard Sports
274:is a series of
262:
250:
196:
192:
188:
184:
168:
143:
122:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1571:
1569:
1561:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1480:
1479:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1453:
1451:
1447:
1446:
1444:
1443:
1436:
1429:
1422:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1407:
1405:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1382:
1380:
1372:
1371:
1369:
1368:
1361:
1354:
1347:
1346:
1345:
1331:
1323:
1321:
1313:
1312:
1310:
1309:
1302:
1295:
1287:
1285:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1244:
1242:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1223:
1216:
1209:
1202:
1194:
1192:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1130:
1128:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1071:
1070:External links
1068:
1065:
1064:
1060:Ken Griffey Jr
1043:
1030:
1017:
1003:
1002:
1000:
997:
994:
993:
968:
921:
896:
877:
850:
824:
814:. 23 June 2017
797:
771:
770:
768:
765:
762:
761:
758:
755:
749:
748:
738:
735:
729:
728:
725:
722:
719:
713:
712:
709:
706:
700:
699:
694:
684:
681:
675:
674:
669:
666:
663:
657:
656:
653:
650:
644:
643:
640:
637:
631:
630:
625:
622:
616:
615:
613:Alex Rodriguez
610:
605:
602:
596:
595:
592:
589:
583:
582:
577:
572:
569:
563:
562:
560:Cal Ripken Jr.
557:
554:
551:
545:
544:
541:
532:
529:
523:
522:
521:Cover athlete
519:
516:
513:
506:
503:
499:Alex Rodriguez
456:Alex Rodriguez
437:Ivan Rodriguez
433:Cal Ripken Jr.
381:
378:
369:
366:
265:
264:
257:
256:Latest release
253:
252:
245:
241:
240:
203:
199:
198:
179:
173:
172:
163:
157:
156:
151:
145:
144:
137:
129:
128:
120:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1570:
1559:
1558:Windows games
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1485:
1483:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1454:
1452:
1448:
1442:
1441:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1423:
1421:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1409:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1379:
1378:
1373:
1367:
1366:
1362:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1353:
1352:
1348:
1344:
1343:
1339:
1338:
1337:
1336:
1332:
1330:
1329:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1320:
1319:
1314:
1308:
1307:
1303:
1301:
1300:
1296:
1294:
1293:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1284:
1283:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1251:
1250:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1235:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1217:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1149:Saves the Zoo
1146:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1126:
1121:
1117:
1110:
1105:
1103:
1098:
1096:
1091:
1090:
1087:
1081:
1079:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1047:
1044:
1040:
1034:
1031:
1027:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1008:
1005:
998:
983:
979:
972:
969:
964:
951:
937:on 2000-05-19
936:
932:
929:. 2000-05-19
925:
922:
911:on 1998-05-25
910:
906:
900:
897:
892:
888:
881:
878:
867:
866:
861:
858:Carson, Dan.
854:
851:
840:
839:
834:
828:
825:
813:
812:
807:
801:
798:
787:
783:
776:
773:
766:
759:
756:
754:
751:
750:
746:
742:
739:
736:
734:
731:
730:
723:
720:
718:
715:
714:
710:
707:
705:
702:
701:
698:
692:
688:
685:
682:
680:
677:
676:
673:
672:Albert Pujols
670:
667:
664:
662:
659:
658:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
641:
638:
636:
633:
632:
629:
628:PlayStation 2
626:
623:
621:
618:
617:
614:
609:
606:
603:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
588:
585:
584:
581:
576:
573:
570:
568:
565:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
550:
547:
546:
542:
540:
536:
533:
530:
528:
525:
524:
520:
514:
510:
504:
502:
500:
496:
491:
489:
485:
481:
477:
476:Albert Pujols
473:
469:
465:
464:Ichiro Suzuki
461:
457:
453:
449:
448:Chipper Jones
444:
442:
441:Randy Johnson
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
413:Chipper Jones
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
391:
387:
379:
377:
373:
367:
365:
362:
360:
356:
352:
349:
345:
341:
336:
334:
330:
326:
325:Randy Johnson
320:
318:
317:
312:
308:
304:
300:
299:PlayStation 2
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
277:
273:
272:
261:
258:
254:
249:
246:
244:First release
242:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
210:PlayStation 2
207:
204:
200:
195:
191:
187:
183:
180:
178:
174:
171:
167:
164:
162:
158:
155:
152:
150:
146:
141:
135:
130:
125:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
1438:
1433:Big Thinkers
1431:
1424:
1417:
1399:
1392:
1385:
1377:Blue's Clues
1375:
1363:
1356:
1349:
1340:
1333:
1327:
1326:
1316:
1304:
1297:
1292:"Dry Cereal"
1290:
1280:
1268:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1237:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1187:
1175:
1168:
1161:
1154:
1147:
1140:
1133:
1123:
1077:
1056:Barry Larkin
1046:
1038:
1033:
1025:
1020:
1012:
1007:
985:. Retrieved
981:
971:
959:|title=
939:. Retrieved
935:the original
924:
913:. Retrieved
909:the original
899:
890:
880:
869:. Retrieved
863:
853:
842:. Retrieved
836:
827:
816:. Retrieved
809:
800:
789:. Retrieved
785:
775:
752:
732:
716:
703:
678:
660:
647:
634:
619:
599:
586:
566:
553:June 6, 2000
548:
526:
505:Installments
492:
452:Frank Thomas
445:
409:Larry Walker
405:Jeff Bagwell
397:Barry Larkin
385:
383:
374:
371:
363:
359:World Series
339:
337:
321:
314:
270:
269:
268:
259:
247:
177:Publisher(s)
161:Developer(s)
139:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1523:SCUMM games
1488:Atari games
1462:Shelley Day
1457:Ron Gilbert
1411:Other games
1342:MLS Edition
1189:Freddi Fish
697:David Ortiz
687:Nintendo DS
580:Mike Piazza
488:Barry Bonds
421:Mike Piazza
417:Derek Jeter
333:Mike Piazza
329:Derek Jeter
279:video games
206:Nintendo DS
202:Platform(s)
1482:Categories
1358:Basketball
1239:Pajama Sam
987:2024-09-25
982:TechCrunch
941:2023-06-19
915:2022-10-04
871:2020-11-12
844:2020-11-12
818:2020-11-12
791:2020-11-12
786:The Ringer
767:References
518:Platforms
468:Sammy Sosa
425:Tony Gwynn
186:Infogrames
69:newspapers
1125:Putt-Putt
1076:Official
891:Fangraphs
535:Macintosh
472:Jim Thome
287:Macintosh
238:Macintosh
99:July 2017
1351:Football
1328:Baseball
950:cite web
760:Windows
642:Windows
608:GameCube
303:GameCube
276:baseball
234:GameCube
226:Xbox 360
149:Genre(s)
1450:Related
1282:Spy Fox
1080:website
838:Complex
745:Android
539:Windows
380:Players
218:Windows
83:scholar
1365:Hockey
1335:Soccer
512:Title
486:, and
439:, and
368:Legacy
331:, and
309:, and
154:Sports
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1467:SCUMM
999:Notes
515:Year
190:Atari
90:JSTOR
76:books
1058:and
1050:The
963:help
811:WBUR
737:2015
721:2010
708:2009
683:2008
665:2006
652:2005
639:2004
624:2004
604:2003
591:2002
571:2002
390:1999
346:and
289:and
263:2015
142:logo
62:news
741:iOS
691:Wii
384:In
338:In
311:iOS
307:Wii
222:iOS
214:Wii
45:by
1484::
980:.
954::
952:}}
948:{{
889:.
862:.
835:.
808:.
784:.
743:,
689:,
537:,
501:.
490:.
482:,
478:,
474:,
470:,
466:,
462:,
458:,
454:,
450:,
435:,
431:,
427:,
423:,
419:,
415:,
411:,
407:,
403:,
399:,
335:.
327:,
305:,
301:,
297:,
236:,
232:,
228:,
224:,
220:,
216:,
212:,
208:,
1108:e
1101:t
1094:v
1062:.
1041:.
1028:.
1015:.
990:.
965:)
961:(
944:.
918:.
893:.
874:.
847:.
821:.
794:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
