Hey Butch,
My brothers and I played dice baseball during 1963-64, sometimes against each other, sometimes individually. We used 3 dice. The game was simple, and lots of fun.
I was 11 in 1963 when the only big league games I ever saw–in black and white–were courtesy of the Saturday TV Game of the Week. So, there was plenty of time during the week to be creative with the love of baseball.
We penciled lineups onto index (score) cards and kept score and stats. A doubleheader could be played in about 30 minutes. The dice game was entertaining even when playing alone. My favorite team back in the day was the Chicago White Sox and I pitted them against the mighty Yankees, Tigers or Twins. Best I can remember, rolling 18 was a homer and rolling three was a triple. I think rolling 17 or 4 equaled a double; 16 or 5 a single; base on balls and K's–can't remember those; all other numbers were outs.
For some of my favorite players (like Pete Ward), I'd give him a 'mulligan' roll, or two, hoping to roll an 18. Somehow, the Sox always won those dice games. For me, the dice game was simple but lots of fun. Once or twice, I pretended to be a broadcaster and recorded the 'game' on a portable tape recorder.
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