User manual FRANKLIN BLB-2039

[. . . ] Electronic Publishers ® CARTRIDGE Total Baseball Encyclopedia 1996 User's Guide BLB-2039 TM Contents Welcome to the world of BOOKMANTM!BOOKMAN is a powerful, portable electronic reference with a built-in book and a slot in the back for more books. With this Total Baseball Encyclopedia you can find players' career batting and pitching statistics from 1876-1995. You can also view team batting and pitching statistics, league standings, World Series results, and Award Winners. [. . . ] Press the standings. Misspelling Team Names If you misspell a team or city name (e. g. , YANKIES), you will view a list of players whose names are close to what you entered (e. g. , HUGH YANCY, GEORGE YANKOWSKI, & YANK TERRY). Press ENTER to view a marked team's statistics for that year. Finding League Standings 5. Press CLEAR when done. Finding World Series and Award Winners You can find awards and achievements with this encyclopedia. NOTE: You will not be able to find a listing for the 1994 World Series due to the 1994 baseball strike. World Series Results WS + year All Award Winners AW + year Hall of Fame Players HOF 2. Press ENTER . More About Standings You can find teams' won/loss records and winning percentages over several seasons by entering their league and a year range. Press CLEAR when done. Finding Bests and Worsts You can find a list of the up to 50 best or worst players for a specific statistic by using the MAX and MIN keys followed by a stat abbreviation. NOTE: A list of all of the stat abbreviations that can be used in a request can be found in "Appendix B Abbreviations". Press MAX and then type a stat abbreviation. Finding Bests and Worsts 5. 10 You can request player lists using biographical stat abbreviations: HT for Height, WT for Weight, and AGE for Age. For example, enter MAX WT to view baseball's heavyweights. Using Ratios A ratio is one stat abbreviation divided by another. You can type a ratio rather than a single stat abbreviation after MAX or MIN in your requests. However, · you can't divide a batting stat abbreviation by a pitching stat abbreviation or vice versa (e. g. AB/IP), and · you can't use stat abbreviations in ratios that are already ratios (i. e. , BA, ERA, SLG). To view a player's career statistics, press ENTER when his name is marked. Press CLEAR when done. About Infinite Ratios The value of a ratio is infinite when its denominator is zero. For example, if you enter MAX W/L, then press to view the statistics, you'll see this: To type a /, hold 2. Press ENTER . and press . INF (infinite) means that Ben Shields and others never lost a game. Using Ratios Realistically When you type requests with ratios, you'll often want to limit the denominator to view players with significant at-bats, innings pitched, and so on. If you enter a team that has had more than one home city, or if you enter a city which has more than one team, you'll see a list of team choices first. Press MAX or MIN , type a stat abbreviation or ratio, and then type a team qualifier. 1. Press MAX or MIN , type a stat abbreviation or ratio, and type a year qualifier. 2. [. . . ] This warranty applies only to products manufactured by or for FRANKLIN. Batteries, corrosion, or battery contacts and any damage caused by batteries are not covered by this warranty. NO FRANKLIN DEALER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY IN THIS REGARD OR TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION OR EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ]