LINEUP
The Lineup Screen displays the starting lineup and bench players for one team. To choose which team is displayed, select a new team from the listbox at the top of the page. To select which stats are displayed for each player, click the listbox to the right and select 'This Season', 'Last Season', 'Career', or 'Minors'. The 'Career' setting will show cumulative career batting totals for each player.

You can use the Lineup Screen to alter your own team:

To change a player's position within the lineup, select the listbox next to his name and choose a new lineup position. This player will be swapped with the player in that lineup spot.

To move a player from the bench to the lineup, select the listbox next to his name and choose a lineup position. This player will be swapped with the player in that lineup spot.

The Auto-Sort button uses the computer AI to set your lineup, defense and bench for you.

The Starting Lineup section shows your 9 starting players, in the order that they will bat during a game. In leagues using the DH, your starting pitcher for that game will bat in the ninth spot. The following stats are displayed for each player:

• P = Position
• Avg. = Batting Average
• HR = Home Runs
• SB = Stolen Bases
• R = Runs Scored
• RBI = Runs Batted In
• OBA = On Base Average

For players in the starting lineup, the 'Position' field indicates the role the player is currently assigned to. For bench players, one or more position abbreviations are shown to indicate where the player is suited to play.

The Bench Players section shows all position players not in the starting lineup. It is important to have the right players on the bench to fill in at all of the positions in your lineup. For example, if you don't have someone who can play catcher on your bench and your starting catcher becomes injured, the computer will have to put a non-catcher behind the plate and your team's performance will suffer (this will be reflected most clearly in the number of passed balls and errors by the substitute catcher).

Bench players are also used during the game as pinch hitters, pinch runners, and defensive substitutes. For some hints on assembling your bench, click here.

Players listed with '(AAA)' are not part of your bench. Instead, these represent players in your AAA minor league affiliate. The stats next to their names (if any) show their performance at the major league level. To see how well a player is faring in the minors, select him and click on the 'Scouting' button. Or, select 'Minors' at the top of the Lineup Dialog to see minor league stats in the current season for all players.