Tony LaRussa's Ultimate Baseball
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Tony La Russa's Ultimate Baseball (named after the manager of the Oakland Athletics at the time) was Strategic Simulations' short-lived foray into sports games. The simulation here is of a full season of major league baseball. You can view statistics for every team, and play with one or two players, or manage teams while the computer plays through the season for you. Players have injury records and performance streaks.

The game could be enhanced with several add-on disks, sold separately: Great Teams 1901-1968, A.L. Stadiums, N.L. Stadiums, Classic Stadiums, and Fantasy Manager, which let you draft players into new teams and leagues.

Awards
Computer Gaming World 
November 1992 (Issue #100) – Sports Game of the Year

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Description from the packaging:

"The most exciting baseball simulation - ever!"
Tony LaRussa's Ultimate Baseball sets a new standard! This superb game has everything: State-of-the-art graphics. Stunning animation. Ultra realistic action. The biggest, most detailed ballpark ever created. Plus, you get stats of yesteryears' stars - 26 teams loaded with all-time great players are included.
Varying levels of difficulty and detail make Tony LaRussa's Ultimate Baseball as challenging or as easy as you like. So step up to the plate - it's time to play ball!

Highlights:

Tony LaRussa helped create this exciting simulation.
Biggest, most detailed ballpark ever created - over twice as big as any other game.
Includes more frames of high-quality animation than any other C-64 baseball game ever published.
Unique fielding system makes catching fly balls easy - even lets you react to sharp grounders.
Bring your defense in for the play at the plate, or hang back and hope for the double play.
Every aspect of real big-league players' hitting and pitching is considered.
Includes a variety of special "trademark" pitches such as knucklers, screwballs and even splitfinger fastballs.

Includes 26 teams of the hottest superstars of yesteryear.
The computer is a lively opponent - fielders back up plays and execute complex run-downs. Fast runners take the extra base to set up scoring opportunities.
Play against the computer, against a friend, or sit back and let the computer handle everything.
Two levels of game play make Tony LaRussa's Ultimate Baseball easy to learn.
