Computer baseball game simulation : report, 1970, May 13 / Peter Watzka, Gary Cokins. 1970.

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Computer baseball game simulation : report, 1970, May 13 / Peter Watzka, Gary Cokins. 1970.

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This project is an early attempt to apply computer simulation to a baseball season. "The 1969 National League baseball season was used and it attempts to simulate both the team's standings as well as both the pitcher's and batter's individual records."

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Watzka, Peter.

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Cokins, Gary, 1949-

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In 1970, as a term project for a class in "Bionics and Robots," taught by Professor Henry David Block, Gary Cokins and Pete Watzka wrote a computer program using a programming language that was a blend of COBOL and FORTRAN to simulate all of the games played for each National League team. They received an A for the project. Originally programmed on IBM punch cards, the paper includes copies of the original print-out. Cornell University Class of 1971. From the...

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