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Adding Historical Leagues
The process for adding historical leagues is a little different. If you want to play an OOTPB league with real players from the past, you must first obtain a third-party historical database file. OOTPB has no affiliation with any third-party historical database makers. Click here if you're unclear on the definition of Historical Leagues.

To create a historical league in Advanced Mode, follow these steps:

1. Download a third-party historical database and follow any instructions for installing the file(s). Typically, these databases consist of many comma-separated files, with one called 'master.csv.' The third-party database should be stored in a separate directory from OOTPB.
2. Start up OOTPB and select the New Game button on the main page.
3. Click on Advanced Mode to drop out of the League Creation Wizard.
4. Click on the Add Historical Major League button on the left side of the Create New Game page.
5. You will see a file browser window. Navigate to the directory where the master.csv file for your historical database is stored. OOTPB will highlight the file for you.
6. Select the master.csv file and click on Confirm.
7. The next page gives you several options for how to import your historical league:



The options on this page are described below.

Option	Description
Enter Season Year	The season in which you want to have your historical league begin. You can enter any year between 1901 and 2006.
Keep this season's statistics in player career stats	If this box is checked, the real-life statistics from the season you are about to play will appear in each player's career statistics in OOTPB. For example, let's say you decide to import the year 1927. If you check this box, Babe Ruth will have 60 home runs (the number he hit in 1927) added to his career total. If you leave it unchecked, it will be as if you are beginning the 1927 season, and only homers Ruth hit prior to 1927 will be in his career total.
Import complete history	If this box is checked, all player history prior to the selected year will be imported. For example, if you start a game in 1977 with this option checked, all the leaderboards and record books in the game will be accurate as of the end of the 1976 season. If you leave this blank, there will be no history in your league when you first start. Note: Importing complete history adds a significant amount of time to the initial league creation process.
Base Potential Ratings on...	There are three options in this drop-down, used to determine the potential ratings assigned to imported players. Career Totals: Player ratings will be assigned based on a player's entire career. Remaining Years of Career: Perhaps the most accurate way to replay history. With this option, a player will be rated only on what he has not yet done in his career. For example, if you start a league in 1930, this option will base all players' ratings only on what they accomplished in 1930 and later. Peak Seasons of Career: Player ratings will be assigned based on the best years of a player's career. Note: See The Player Rating Model for more information about player ratings in OOTPB.
Left / Right Split Ratings	Historical databases do not usually include data on how hitters performed specifically against right-handed or left-handed pitchers. If you select this option, a right-handed hitter will generally have better ratings against a left-handed pitcher. If you leave this unchecked, players will generally hit equally against all pitchers.
Adjust Hitters with Fewer than X At-Bats	This setting forces the game to adjust the batting ratings for players who did not play very much in the selected season. For example, this would prevent a player who hit .500, but in limited at-bats, from being rated very highly. By default, players with fewer than 200 at-bats will be adjusted.
Weaken Hitters with Fewer than X At-Bats	Similar to the prior setting, this setting forces the game to severely reduce the batting ratings for players who had a very low number of at-bats in the selected season. By default this is set to 50 at-bats.
Adjust Pitchers with Fewer than X Innings	This setting forces the game to adjust the pitching ratings for players who did not play very much in the selected season. For example, this would prevent a player who pitched well, but in just 5 innings of play, from being rated very highly. By default, players with fewer than 25 innings pitched will be adjusted.
Weaken Pitchers with Fewer than X Innings	Similar to the prior setting, this setting forces the game to severely reduce the pitching ratings for players who had a very low number of innings pitched in the selected season. By default this is set to 10 innings.

8. Once you have the settings you want, click on the Import League button, and your league will be created. It might take several minutes to import, because the game is loading and creating ratings for each player from the season you selected.
9. When the import is complete, you will be returned to the Create New Game page, where you can make additional adjustments to your game or even add a second historical league. In OOTPB, you can have a 1927 league running alongside a 1977 league, and even allow players to move freely from league to league.

Note: If you are importing historical players, you might want to schedule your first-year player draft between October and November. Otherwise your rookies might make their major league debuts a year earlier than you expected.

Note: Because OOTPB is not affiliated with any third-party historical database makers, we cannot provide you with precise instructions for the database of your choice. However, the forums for the OOTP community (http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp) are full of people who enjoy historical simulations using these databases and can assist newer players.

You can import historical players individually. You can also import historical teams.

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