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More About Entering Names
You can enter players by their first and
last name, last and first name, last name
alone, or even by first or nickname alone
(e.g. MEL OTT, OTT MEL, OTT, or MEL).
NOTE: By entering only a player’s first or
last name, the encyclopedia will find all of
the players who share that name.
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Correcting Players Names
If you misspell a player’s name, or
type a name that is ambiguous or un-
clear, don’t worry. This encyclopedia
will give you a list of matches and
corrections to the name you entered.
For example, type RIPKEN and press
ENTER
. All of the players who have
shared the name Ripken will be
listed. Use the arrow keys to move
the pointer to the desired player, and
press
ENTER
to select that player.
Every player in this encyclopedia is listed al-
phabetically by the year they began playing
major league baseball. Here is how to find
all of the rookies for a given year.
1. Type the desired year (e.g., 1994).
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Use the arrow keys to view
player’s statistics.
4. Hold
✩
and press
DN
to view the
next rookie listed alphabetically.
Or, hold
✩
and press
UP
to view the
previous one.
5. Press
CLEAR
when done.
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More About Finding Rookies
In addition, while viewing
any player’s sta-
tistics you can view statistics of other play-
ers who were rookies the same year, by
holding
✩
and pressing
UP
or
DN
. For
example, you can look up a player (e.g.,
Nolan Ryan) and discover which players
began their career during the same year.
Finding Player Statistics
Finding Rookies
