How To:

Install APBA BBW Version 5.75

Since the APBA Game Company no longer sells version 5.75 of Baseball for Windows and that is the only version approved for ABA play, you can download APBA 5.75 to your computer by clicking on this link:

After the zip file has been downloaded, follow these steps to install APBA 5.75 on your computer:

1. Right-Click on the name of the zip file

2. On the menu that pops up, select Extract All

3. Click the Extract button

4. A folder named APBA575 should now exist in your Downloads folder

5. Double-Click on the APBA575 folder

6. Double-Click on Setup (answer all prompts to install BBW 5.75)

7. Double-Click on APBA575Update30 Setup (answer all prompts to install Update 30)

8. Double-Click on APBA PBP Update 10 Setup (answer all prompts to install PBP Update 10)

Load the ABA Organization

At the beginning of each season (and perhaps at other times during the season), you will receive a file from the commissioner with a name of C-ABA2025.LPF (with the appropriate year in the file name). Loading this file will create the ABA organization on your computer for the current season. Here are the steps to load the file:

1. Save the file to your computer

2. Run "League Manager"

3. Select "League Play" from menu

4. Select "Load Commissioner File" from dropdown menu

5. Select the file (C-ABA2025.LPF) from wherever you saved it in step 1

Create a Franchise File

Franchise files should be sent with your series instructions for each road series. The file will carry your playing roster and however many lineups you wish to use during the series. The steps below include using Advanced Draft to set up your roster and lineups and then using League Manager to create the franchise file.

In Advanced Draft :

1. Draft your roster for a scheduled series

2. Select Jump from menu

3. Select Team Lineup from dropdown menu

4. Set up and store as many lineups as you will use for the series

5. Exit Advanced Draft (selecting option to save changes as you exit)

In League Manager:

1. Select "League Play" from menu

2. Select "Create Franchise File" from dropdown menu

3. In the box titled League Teams , click on the name of your team

4. Click the Select Team button which will move your team name to the box on the left

5. In the box above that section (titled Filename ), change the name of the file to F- followed by your team initials (such as F-ET for Essex Trailblazers)

6. The box at the top of the screen shows you the folder that the file will be created in. You can use that folder if you want but it is 8 levels deep so you may want to click the Change Folder button and select a folder that s easier to access (such as Documents or My Documents ).

7. Click OK button

8. Use the resulting file (called F-XX.LPF where XX represents your team initials) as an attachment with your series instructions

Load a Franchise File

When you receive a franchise file from an opponent, use the steps below to load it on your computer. Your opponent s roster and lineup(s) will then be all set up and ready to use so you can then just proceed to play the series.

1. Save the franchise file (F-XX.LPF) to your computer

2. Run "League Manager"

3. Select "League Play" from menu

4. Select "Load Franchise File" from dropdown menu

5. Select the franchise file from wherever you saved it in step 1

Set Up a Micro-Manager

The micro-managers listed below are those which are recommended for ABA play (in addition to those that come with the APBA game). Click on any of these names to download the zip file for that micro-manager to your computer:

After the zip file has been downloaded, follow these steps to get the micro-manager to be recognized by the APBA game:

1. Right-Click on the name of the zip file

2. On the menu that pops up, select Extract All

3. In the box for the folder name, insert this folder name: C:\Users\Public\Documents\APBA Games\Baseball\MicroManagers

4. Click the Extract button

5. The micro-manager s name should now appear in APBA Baseball

Play Against a Micro-Manager

If your opponent chooses to use a micro-manager to manage his team, the following steps must be taken at the beginning of each game. Once these are complete, you will then be able to just manage your own team as the micro-manager will make all of the decisions and press the buttons for your opponent.

From the Select Starting Lineup screen in APBA Baseball:

1. Under Manager Mode , select Auto

2. Use the dropdown list under Manager to select the name of the micro-manager being used by your opponent

3. Set up the starting lineup (preferably from an already-specified lineup)

4. Select the starting pitcher for the game

5. For all other pitchers who will be starting a game in the series, bench them from the game by right-clicking on each name and selecting Bench from the dropdown menu (the word Benched will then appear next to the name)

6. Click OK to continue with the game

Save Game Scripts

If your opponent requests game scripts for a series, follow the steps below to create the scripts after each game. These will be especially important in a series managed by a micro-manager in order to allow scrutiny of the managing skill of each micro-manager.

From the End of Game screen in APBA Baseball:

1. Place a check next to the final option ( Print to File Script )

2. Click Do

3. A Save As window will appear

4. In the file name box, type a file name such as VV-HH G1 (substituting visitor and home team initials for VV and HH and using appropriate game number)

5. Click Save button

At the end of the series, attach all of the individual game scripts ( VV-HH G1.html , VV-HH G2.html , etc.) to the email you send to your opponent.