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For as long as teams have taken the field to pitch and hit their way to professional baseball glory, there have been attempts to recreate the experience for fans at home. In other words, baseball games
about
baseball games.
From the incredibly artistictic and colorful lithography created for 19th century board games, to the ingenious statistical-driven strategy games of the Strat-O-Matic and APBA eras, to the incredibly life-like and immersive video games of today, the evolution of home baseball games has been as remarkable as the evolution of the national pastime itself. As an introduction to this fascinating corner of the hobby, and in faithful alignment with the heart and purpose of this magazine’s mission, here’s a look at 10 card-based games spanning nearly 140 years that fans might find interesting to collect and enjoyable to play.