Chart Book Order
CB1: ©1973
CB2: ©1975
CB3: ©1977
CB4: ©1982
CB5: ©1986
White: between CB5 and CB6
CB6: ©1988
CB7: ©1989
Current: ©1998
(Revised) ©2003
1876: Special Chart Book
Note: Rule changes and new ratings sometimes came out before a new updated Chart Book. These were announced on the lineup sheets or via amendments and/or charts. Also, some chart books have different color covers, but it appears that they have no significance, meaning a yellow CB5 is no different than a green CB5.
Column Ranges
Below is a quick list of column ranges added over the years. Actual results have also changed over the years and that will be covered in another section. This is meant to show the base range for each column and then when new ranges were added starting with a specific chart book.
Column 1 ranges over the years:
CB1 - 02-40
CB3 - 41-45 (Clutch Hit or Walk)
CB4 - 46-50 (Strike Out or Possible DP)
51-55 (Speed Hit or Walk)
Column 2 ranges over the years:
Column 3 ranges over the years:
CB1 - 02-42
CB2 - 43-47 (LHP=single, RHP=possible DP)
48-52 (RHP=single, LHP=possible DP)
43-57 (Dribbler to C, later to Pitcher for choice)
CB3 - 58-62 (Rare Play)
CB4 - 63-67 (Single with possible play at plate)
CB7 - 68-71 (Pop Out)
72-75 (Triple)
Column 4 ranges over the years:
Column 5 ranges over the years:
CB1 - 02-37
CB4 - 38-41 (HBP)
42-45 (Walk)
Column 6 ranges over the years:
Major Changes
Below is a list of the MAJOR changes to results over the years. Please review the section on MINOR changes for the little changes made over the years. CB6 changed so much because it went to "extra rolls" to determine the fielder and other results. The current chart book is more in line with the CB7.
Column 1:
Column 2:
-
51-55 - (CB4) changed from Fly Out (batter must move to another position) to Ground Out only
Column 3:
Column 4 Halfway:
-
27-30 - (Cur) changed 27 (bunt out) and 28-30 (bunt single) to double
Column 4 In:
23-25 - (CB6) changed single to double, (Cur) changed back to single
27-30 - (CB4) changed 30 ONLY from sacrifice bunt to bunt single,
(Cur) changed 27-30 to be a double instead of a single (30) or out
Column 4 Back:
Column 5:
-
16-20 - (CB4) changed (single + automatic error) to (single + possible error)
(CB6) changed (single + possible error) to (single + possible rare play, WP, PB, PKO) (Cur) changed to single + possible passed ball or wild pitch -
21-27 - (CB4) changed (single + automatic error) to (single + possible error)
(CB6) changed (single + possible error) to (walk + possible rare play, WP, PB, PKO) (Cur) changed to walk + possible passed ball or wild pitch
Column 6:
22-26 - (CB4) changed from double to single, but chance for double (5/6 chance)
42-56 - (CB4) changed from possible single to sure single + chance for extra bases
OBSCURE RULE CHANGES
SB attempt - roll 3 vs 1/2 C = SB + E (original)
SB attempt - roll 2 vs 1 C = SB + E (modified)
Pitch Out Rule for Hit & Run (later incorporated in new chart)
"If the lead runner is a 5 speed, the defensive manager can call for the Pitch Out. The offense can either call off the Hit and Run and hit away, or send the base runner, rolling one die against his letter rating in the On-Base Chart."
Reliever bonus inning can not be used on consecutive days (no longer a rule)
From Peter Ventura:
In a nutshell, the biggest changes between the older books and the '91 book (and our latest book) are:
"Hit + error" possibilities moved from Column 5 to Column 1
Addition of possible WP and PB results in Column 5 (and the change of results 21-27 in Column 5 from singles to walks)
Column 4 infield errors no longer being automatic- subject to die roll vs. error rating
And one other (big) change that was made between the oldest books of the 70's and the books of the early 80's was to make results 42-56 in Column 6 automatic hits (in early editions these were possible flyouts by comparing die roll with outfielders' rating.)
And there is also the 1987 season book, which I believe is the only set that made column 5 home to the Rare Play!
Replay actually did produce a book in the mid 80's that was meant to cover all the various older card sets; it's the white-covered book that we have been including in many original game sets if we don't have the older books available. When you bought a complete past-season game set from John Brodak when he was discontinuing Replay, that's the book you received. Incidentally, despite the somewhat major change to Column 6 mentioned above, that all-purpose book doesn't even mention making the column 6 results possible hits instead of automatic hits. This book also doesn't include any of the newer results contained in subsequent books, of course.