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The new-for-1997 team selection screen.

Controls[edit]

At bat[edit]

  • Joystick: While waiting for the pitch, use the 8-way joystick to position your batter inside the batting box. All nine players take a turn at bat in order.
  • First Button: Press and hold this button to swing your bat. If you do not hold this down long enough you may bunt the ball instead of swinging at it.
  • Second Button: Press this button to initiate stealing a base. You must first push the joystick in the direction of the base you would like to steal. For example, if you have a runner upon the first base and would like to steal the second, first push the joystick to the left, then press the second button.

Pitching[edit]

  • Joystick: Before the pitch is thrown, you must push the joystick to the left or right, to move the pitcher from one side of the pitch mound to the other.
  • First Button: Before you press this button, you must push the joystick, to determine the speed of the ball. Push it up to throw a slow ball, or down to throw a fast ball. Pushing it in any other direction or not pushing it at all will result in a normal speed pitch. Throwing many fast balls or slow balls will wear a pitcher out faster. Once the ball is thrown, you must push the joystick to the left or right to control the path of the ball on the way to the batter.
  • Second Button: Once a runner is on a base, press this button to switch from the batter/mound view to the infield view where you can attempt to tag out runners who are stealing bases. Pressing it again will switch from the aforementioned infield view back to the aforementioned batter/mound view.

Running bases[edit]

  • First Button: Runners will automatically move to the next base, once a ball lands on the ground. Press this button to request that a runner continues running, or that he run before the ball has landed. You must first push the joystick in the direction of the base you would like to reach. For example, if you have a runner headed on to the first base and would like to run all the way on to the second, first push the joystick up, then press the first button.
  • Second Button: As mentioned above, runners automatically move to the next base, unless it is a fly ball, in which case they wait to see if it is safe to run. You may decide that you do not want to wait and send a player ahead. But if it turns out that the ball was caught, you'll need to send him back to the base before he is tagged out. If you were heading on to second base when the ball was caught you will have to send the runner back to first base by pushing the joystick to the right, and then pressing the second button. (If he does not manage to make it back there in time, he will be tagged out).

In the field[edit]

  • Joystick: Before the ball is caught by any player you must use the joystick to determine the general directions that the players are running in. Given that is no one outfielder that you will be in control of at any time in this game, all of them will move in the direction that you are holding the joystick in.
  • First Button: Once the ball is in one of your players' hands, push the joystick in the direction that corresponds to the base you would like to throw to, and press the button. If you do not push the joystick in any direction, the ball will automatically be thrown to first base (like you meant to throw there).
  • Second Button: Once the ball is in one of your players' hands, you can run on to any base, by pushing the joystick in the direction that corresponds to the base you would like to run to, and pressing the button. Now that you've learned these important playing techniques it's time to meet the teams (twelve of these teams are, yet again, returning favourites from the five previous titles, but the remaining team was created specifically for SWS '96).

Teams[edit]

Top row[edit]

Orix Blue Wave (オリックスブルーウェーブ, lit. Orikkusu Burūwēbu)[edit]

Founded: 1936 (as Hankyu Braves)
Manager: Ōgi (仰木)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Taguchi (田口) Left-field .290 7 N/A N/A
2 Ōshima (大島) Second-base .243 1 N/A N/A
3 Ichirō (イチロー) Right-field .351 12 N/A N/A
4 Nīru (ニール) First-base .271 20 N/A N/A
5 Doneruzu (ドネルズ) Third-base .299 11 N/A N/A
6 Ogawa (小川) Short-stop .228 10 N/A N/A
7 Tani (谷) Centre-field .278 1 N/A N/A
8 Miwa (三輪) Catcher .208 1 N/A N/A
9 Hoshino (星野)
Noda (野田)
Hirai (平井)
Itō (伊藤)
Furēzā (フレーザー)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
3.03
2.68
2.93
3.32
4.89

Nippon-Ham Fighters (日本ハムファイターズ, lit. Nihon-Hamu Faitāzu)[edit]

Founded: 1946
Manager: Ueda (上田)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Ide (井出) Centre-field .291 5 N/A N/A
2 Kaneko (金子) Second-base .282 6 N/A N/A
3 Kataoka (片岡) Third-base .300 15 N/A N/A
4 Ochiai (落合) First-base .268 3 N/A N/A
5 Tanaka (田中) Short-stop .268 16 N/A N/A
6 Wiruson (ウィルソン) Right-field .272 29 N/A N/A
7 Burukkusu (ブルックス) Left-field .270 12 N/A N/A
8 Taguchi (田口) Catcher .190 3 N/A N/A
9 Gurosu (グロス)
Sekine (関根)
Nishizaki (西崎)
Iwamoto (岩本)
Numata (沼田)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
3.11
4.28
3.12
5.33
0.69

Seibu Lions (西武ライオンズ, lit. Seibu Raionzu)[edit]

Founded: 1950
Manager: Higashio (東尾)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Matsui (松井) Short-stop .317 6 N/A N/A
2 Ōtomo (大友) Centre-field .280 3 N/A N/A
3 Sasaki (佐々木) Right-field .293 9 N/A N/A
4 Suzukiken (鈴木健) Third-base .303 10 N/A N/A
5 Marutinesu (マルティネス) First-base .292 19 N/A N/A
6 Itō (伊東) Catcher .282 10 N/A N/A
7 Kakiuchi (垣内) Left-field .217 3 N/A N/A
8 Takagihiroshi (高木浩) Second-base .286 0 N/A N/A
9 Nishiguchi (西口)
Shiozaki (潮崎)
Toyota (豊田)
Ishījō (石井丈)
Gibunsu (ギブンス)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
3.30
3.27
2.81
4.04
5.25

Kintetsu Buffaloes (近鉄バファローズ, lit. Kintetsu Bafarōzu)[edit]

Founded: 1949
Manager: Sasaki (佐々木)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Ōmura (大村) Centre-field .299 1 N/A N/A
2 Mizuguchi (水口) Second-base .276 5 N/A N/A
3 Rōzu (ローズ) Right-field .325 18 N/A N/A
4 Kurāku (クラーク) First-base .310 16 N/A N/A
5 Nakamura (中村) Third-base .243 16 N/A N/A
6 Suzuki (鈴木) Left-field .252 7 N/A N/A
7 Matoyama (的山) Catcher .179 3 N/A N/A
8 Mutō (武藤) Short-stop .282 0 N/A N/A
9 Koike (小池)
Kōda (香田)
Ishige (石毛)
Takamura (高村)
Okamoto (岡本)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
3.94
3.64
4.19
4.98
3.28

Chiba Lotte Marines (千葉ロッテマリーンズ, lit. Chiba Rotte Marīnzu)[edit]

Founded: 1950 (as Lotte Orions)
Manager: Kondō (近藤)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Hori (堀) Second-base .293 5 N/A N/A
2 Kosaka (小坂) Short-stop .275 1 N/A N/A
3 Tachikawa (立川) Centre-field .302 6 N/A N/A
4 Kyarion (キャリオン) Right-field .263 13 N/A N/A
5 Tonpuson (トンプソン) Left-field .138 12 N/A N/A
6 Hatsushiba (初芝) Third-base .213 7 N/A N/A
7 Fukūra (福浦) First-base .275 2 N/A N/A
8 Shimizu (清水) Catcher .174 1 N/A N/A
9 Komiyama (小宮山)
Kuroki (黒木)
Yabuta (薮田)
Sonokawa (園川)
Mutō (武藤)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
2.47
3.49
4.31
4.85
4.01

Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (福岡ダイエイホークス, lit. Fukuoka Daiei Hōkusu)[edit]

Founded: 1938
Manager: Ō (王)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Akiyama (秋山) Centre-field .246 9 N/A N/A
2 Muramatsu (村松) Left-field .233 0 N/A N/A
3 Daidō (大道) Right-field .283 4 N/A N/A
4 Kokubo (小久保) Second-base .285 27 N/A N/A
5 Yoshinaga (吉永) First-base .309 26 N/A N/A
6 Jōjima (城島) Catcher .331 13 N/A N/A
7 Iguchi (井口) Short-stop .206 4 N/A N/A
8 Yugamidani (湯上谷) Third-base .302 4 N/A N/A
9 Kudō (工藤)
Takeda (武田)
Wakatabe (若田部)
Uesuto (ウエスト)
Yoshitake (吉武)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
2.67
4.08
5.56
6.38
3.73

Centre row[edit]

Yomiuri Giants (読売ジャイアンツ, lit. Yomiuri Jaiantsu)[edit]

Founded: 1934
Manager: Nagashima (長嶋)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Shimizu (清水) Left-field .316 7 N/A N/A
2 Hitoshi (仁志) Second-base .231 8 N/A N/A
3 Matsui (松井) Centre-field .313 30 N/A N/A
4 Ishī (石井) Third-base .333 2 N/A N/A
5 Kiyohara (清原) First-base .239 20 N/A N/A
6 Hirosawa (広沢) Right-field .255 15 N/A N/A
7 Motoki (元木) Short-stop .294 5 N/A N/A
8 Yanagisawa (柳沢) Catcher .247 0 N/A N/A
9 Saitōmasa (斎藤雅)
Makihara (槙原)
Okajima (岡島)
Garubesu (ガルベス)
Kuwata (桑田)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
3.51
3.65
3.73
37.06
3.45

Chūnichi Dragons (中日ドラゴンズ, lit. Chūnichi Doragonzu)[edit]

Founded: 1936
Manager: Hoshino (星野)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Kuwata (益田) Centre-field .283 1 N/A N/A
2 Yano (矢野) Right-field .255 2 N/A N/A
3 Tatsunami (立浪) Second-base .276 11 N/A N/A
4 Gomesu (ゴメス) Third-base .309 22 N/A N/A
5 Yamazaki (山崎) Left-field .265 17 N/A N/A
6 Paueru (パウエル) First-base .256 14 N/A N/A
7 Torigoe (鳥越) Short-stop .201 1 N/A N/A
8 Nakamura (中村) Catcher .256 8 N/A N/A
9 Yamamotomasa (山本昌)
Maeda (前田)
Furuike (古池)
Imachū (今中)
Kadokura (門倉)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Hidari (左)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
2.72
5.28
5.38
4.91
4.22

Hiroshima Tōyō Carp (広島東洋カープ, lit. Hiroshima Tōyō Kāpu)[edit]

Founded: 1950
Manager: Mimura (三村)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Nomura (野村) Short-stop .285 12 N/A N/A
2 Ogata (緒方) Left-field .271 15 N/A N/A
3 Maeda (前田) Centre-field .336 13 N/A N/A
4 Etō (江藤) Third-base .257 17 N/A N/A
5 Kanemoto (金本) Right-field .310 25 N/A N/A
6 Ropesu (ロペス) First-base .312 21 N/A N/A
7 Machida (町田) Second-base .254 10 N/A N/A
8 Nishiyama (西山) Catcher .218 5 N/A N/A
9 Sawasaki (沢崎)
Yamauchi (山内)
Tanaka (田中)
Kuroda (黒田)
Ōno (大野)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
3.57
5.08
5.84
3.81
3.15

Yakult Swallows (ヤクルトスワローズ, lit. Yakuruto Suwarōzu)[edit]

Founded: 1950
Manager: Nomura (野村)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Īda (飯田) Centre-field .308 3 N/A N/A
2 Inaba (稲葉) Right-field .275 19 N/A N/A
3 Hōjī (ホージー) Left-field .309 28 N/A N/A
4 Furuta (古田) Catcher .333 6 N/A N/A
5 Dobashi (土橋) Second-base .303 6 N/A N/A
6 Kobayakawa (小早川) First-base .229 8 N/A N/A
7 Ikeyama (池山) Third-base .257 15 N/A N/A
8 Miyamoto (宮本) Short-stop .276 0 N/A N/A
9 Burosu (ブロス)
Tahata (田畑)
Yoshī (吉井)
Kawasaki (川崎)
Ishīhajime (石井一)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
4.84
2.78
3.25
4.21
2.01

Yokohama Baystars (横浜ベイスターズ, lit. Yokohama Beisutāzu)[edit]

Founded: 1950 (as Taiyo Whales)
Manager: Ōya (大矢)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Ishītaku (石井琢) Short-stop .317 9 N/A N/A
2 Haru (波留) Centre-field .310 8 N/A N/A
3 Suzukihisa (鈴木尚) Left-field .356 18 N/A N/A
4 Rōzu (ローズ) Second-base .338 15 N/A N/A
5 Komada (駒田) First-base .314 7 N/A N/A
6 Saeki (佐伯) Right-field .227 4 N/A N/A
7 Shindō (進藤) Third-base .254 10 N/A N/A
8 Tanishige (谷繁) Catcher .230 12 N/A N/A
9 Kawamura (川村)
Nomura (野村)
Miura (三浦)
Toganō (戸叶)
Fukumori (福盛)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
3.91
4.48
3.82
4.84
2.62

Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース, lit. Hanshin Taigāsu)[edit]

Founded: 1935
Manager: Yoshida (吉田)
Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Wada (和田) Second-base .313 2 N/A N/A
2 Kuji (久慈) Short-stop .244 2 N/A N/A
3 Kōruzu (コールズ) Third-base .249 4 N/A N/A
4 Hiyama (桧山) Right-field .224 18 N/A N/A
5 Hiratsuka (平塚) First-base .304 13 N/A N/A
6 Shinjō (新庄) Centre-field .238 15 N/A N/A
7 Sekikawa (関川) Left-field .341 5 N/A N/A
8 Yamada (山田) Catcher .258 2 N/A N/A
9 Yabu (藪)
Yubune (湯舟)
Kawajiri (川尻)
Nakagome (中込)
Takeuchi (竹内)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
4.09
3.76
4.59
4.39
3.14

Bottom row[edit]

USA (ユーエスエイ, lit. Yūesuei)[edit]

Number Name Position AVR (Average) HR (Home Runs) Hidari (左) or Migi (右) ERA (Earned Run Average)
1 Kansasushiti (カンサスシティ) Centre-field .319 15 N/A N/A
2 Shikago (シカゴ) Second-base .333 11 N/A N/A
3 Montoriōru (モントリオール) Left-field .302 30 N/A N/A
4 Kurīburando (クリーブランド) Third-base .319 50 N/A N/A
5 Hyūsuton (ヒューストン) First-base .310 39 N/A N/A
6 Rosanzerusu (ロサンゼルス) Right-field .340 40 N/A N/A
7 Furorida (フロリダ) Short-stop .314 15 N/A N/A
8 N.Y (N・Y) Catcher .326 16 N/A N/A
9 Yamato (ヤマト)
Minesota (ミネソタ)
Kororado (コロラド)
Ōkurando (オークランド)
Toronto (トロント)
Pitcher .150
.150
.150
.150
.150
0
0
0
0
0
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Migi (右)
Hidari (左)
Migi (右)
1.56
3.27
2.94
2.65
2.74