Pardon the lateness of our reply on this one. Mike's already covered it pretty well.
The MacFayden game was indeed produced in at least a couple of different editions (different only in the graphics)
over at least a couple of years, maybe more, starting around 1927. The OP's "green box" edition is the earlier,
the white box with the blue graphics the later one.
The crucial components for game play are the dice and the play results book. There are three dice --
one red, one green (both standard d6's), and the third the "pitcher's die," tan in color with special unique markings
on each face. The book of results tables -- about fourteen or fifteen pages' worth -- has been seen variously
with a standard glue binding, spiral bound, and comb-bound.
Complete examples of the game include the box, dice, a dice cup, the play results book, playing field / gameboard,
scoresheets, a slew of small marker chips (about two dozen), and varying amounts of extraneous paperwork
(order forms, endorsements, advertising, &c').
The game's tough, but not rare. We've seen examples in a wide variety of condition and completeness
(most often badly weatherbeaten and missing some components) sell for anything from about $60. to
more than $500., usually regardless of condition. Omitting the outlier high and low prices, something
around $135. has been the average market value.
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