All Secret Backyard Baseball 1997 Player Boosts for Steam

Did you know that certain players get boosts in certain situations or by playing with or against certain players in Backyard Baseball 1997? Well after all these years, it is confirmed that it is not random. Instead they are built in and while the 1997 version is a bit different than 2001 and 2003, it still offers some interesting stat boosts for certain players. Here are all of the Secret Backyard Baseball 1997 Player Boosts as the game releases on Steam.

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All Secret Backyard Baseball 1997 Player Boosts

Below is a list of all of the Secret Backyard Baseball 1997 Player Boosts. Some of these will include nerfs to certain players as well. We are also listing what the stat changes are in-game. Enjoy as some of these make a few players some of the best in the game.

Amir Khan

• Playing with brother Achmed Khan
• Stats:

  • Batting 3 to 4
  • Running 2 to 3
  • Pitching 3 to 2
  • Fielding 2 to 2

Angela Delvecchio

• Playing against her brother Tony Delvecchio
• Stats:

  • Batting 3 to 4
  • Running 1 to 4
  • Pitching 4 to 4
  • Fielding 1 to 3

Ashley Webber

• Playing with twin sister Sidney Webber
• Stats:

  • Batting 2 to 3
  • Running 3 to 3
  • Pitching 3 to 3
  • Fielding 2 to 4

Maria Luna

• Must be on a Pink Team
• Stats:

  • Batting 3 to 4
  • Running 3 to 4
  • Pitching 1 to 4
  • Fielding 3 to 4

Marky Dubois

• Playing with Billy Jean Blackwood. She gets worse and do not play him on a team with Socks or Sox in the name.
• Stats:

  • Batting 3 to 4
  • Running 1 to 3
  • Pitching 3 to 4
  • Fielding 3 to 4

Sally Dobbs

• Playing with her brother Ronny Dobbs. Note that Ronny gets a lot worse.
• Stats:

  • Batting 2 to 3
  • Running 3 to 3
  • Pitching 2 to 4
  • Fielding 3 to 4

Sidney Webber

• Playing with twin sister Ashley Webber
• Stats:

  • Batting 2 to 3
  • Running 3 to 3
  • Pitching 3 to 3
  • Fielding 2 to 4

Tony Delvecchio

• Playing against his sister, Angela Delvecchio
• Stats:

  • Batting 3 to 4
  • Running 2 to 4
  • Pitching 2 to 3
  • Fielding 3 to 4

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