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Old 03-22-2020, 09:40 AM   #1
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Whatever Happened to Eddie?

One thing I like to do when I get a new OOTP game is sim the entire history of baseball; first, majors only, then, with the minors. (With minors on, it takes a while on my old computer: after 1980 or so, it crashes every few seasons.) Afterwards, I like to look in on my favourite non-star players, including the infamous Eddie Gaedel.

One thing, though: even though he's listed in the stats/Master file, Eddie never shows up in the game, even when the "Adjust" numbers are lowered to zero AB/IP. (According to the Master file, 110 players debuted in the majors in 1951, and every one of them is in the game...except Gaedel.)

Also, Herb "Pinch Runner" Washington is MIA; so is Charlie "Victory" Faust, a team mascot who somehow pitched two games for the Giants in 1911, and probably others, too.

Now, I can understand why OOTP ignores these guys -- they weren't real ballplayers anymore than you and I were -- but shouldn't every MLB player be included? (I seem to remember they would show up in previous editions of OOTP, but recent versions seem to omit them.)

I don't know how to open the .odb files or I would check there. Suggestions?
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Old 03-22-2020, 10:09 AM   #2
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OK, well...

I checked "database/players" and...no Eddie, or Herb or Faust. How come? And is this fixable...?
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You can manually import them into your game.
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Eddie isn't bad defensivley
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You can manually import them into your game.

How? And can you adjust the database so this doesn't happen in the first place?
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You can manually import them into your game.

How? And can you adjust the database so this doesn't happen in the first place?
I can't speak to adjusting the database but to import a player:

Go to the free agent screen
Actions dropdown-select import historical player(s)
Select Historical_database.odb
Find the player ID on baseball Ref- in eddie's case gaedeed01
Copy/paste it in the 1st box, enter the season of the players career (in this case 1951)
Make the other adjustments if needed in the other boxes and click import
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If someone out there knows, I would like to know how to import multiple players at once-if it can be done
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If someone out there knows, I would like to know how to import multiple players at once-if it can be done
Yes and it is pretty simple. To import multiple players at once select the option I have circled in blue. The import the players you want as a text file. I have attached an example of the formatting. If you want minor league players (guys who never played in the majors at all) included be sure to check the box to include players in the minor league database.

Format is lahman ID,year, and destination team

Lahman ID can be found on baseball reference.com in the address of the player's page. For example Hank Aaron is aaronha01

Year is the year you want to import. Likely normally his first season but can be any year.

Team is optional and only used if you want to import him directly to a team rather than as a free agent or draft pool player.
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Yes and it is pretty simple. To import multiple players at once select the option I have circled in blue. The import the players you want as a text file. I have attached an example of the formatting. If you want minor league players (guys who never played in the majors at all) included be sure to check the box to include players in the minor league database.

Format is lahman ID,year, and destination team

Lahman ID can be found on baseball reference.com in the address of the player's page. For example Hank Aaron is aaronha01

Year is the year you want to import. Likely normally his first season but can be any year.

Team is optional and only used if you want to import him directly to a team rather than as a free agent or draft pool player.
Unbelievable, it was staring me right in the face. Thank you so much.
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