Butch, you are right, Real-Action does have a 1947 and 1966 copyright date. I never asked Mr. Hart, but my guess is that many elements of the newer game were pioneered in Red Barber, so he included a 1947 date. By the way, one of the changes brought in with the newer game was the throwing speed by fielders. He raised it to three spaces per turn. In Red Barber, it was two except in the case of a caught line drive (the ball hits the space the outfielder is standing on). The three space per turn throw was something Danny and I considered doing in Red Barber, at least for outfielders. It does speed up the game, and in our opinion, made it more realistic.
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