Challenge the Yankees (1964)

Challenge the Yankees is a simple two player baseball simulation that was published twice. The first set, printed in 1964, uses 1963 stats; the second, printed in 1965, uses stats for 1964. One player takes the Yankees, and the other takes a collection of Major League All Star players. Die rolls indexed on each batter determine the result of a pitch; special card draws add further random behavior to fly balls, ground balls, and base hits of varying types.

In the 1964 edition, blank player cards are provided for the owner to make up cards for his home team or for his own group of All-Star favorites.

Baseball card collectors have made this game difficult to find in its original complete state. The player cards each contain a photo of the person represented along with their stats for the season. With players such as Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron in the mix, many sets have been at least partially stripped over the years.

1964 edition players:

• Yankees: Yogi Berra, Johnny Blanchard, Jim Bouton, Cletis Boyer, Marshall Bridges, Harry Bright, Alphonso Downing, Edward "Whitey" Ford, Jake Gibbs, Pedro Gonzalez, Steve Hamilton, Elston Howard, Tony Kubek, Phil Linz, Hector Lopez, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Tom Metcalf, Joseph Pepitone, Hal Reniff, Bobby Richardson, Bill Stafford, Ralph Terry, Tom Tresh, Stan Williams.

• All-Stars: Henry "Hank" Aaron, Del Crandall, Tom Cheney, Tito Francona, Dick Groat, Al Kaline, Art Mahaffey, Frank Malzone, Juan Marichal, Ed Matthews, Bill Mazeroski, Ken McBride, Willie McCovey, James O'Toole, Milt Pappas, Ronald Perranoski, Johnny Podres, Richard Radatz, Rich Rollins, Ronald Santo, William "Moose" Skowron, Jr., Edwin "Duke" Snider, Pete Ward, Carl Warwick, Carl Yastrzemski.

1965 edition players:

• Yankees: Johnny Blanchard, Jim Bouton, Cletis Boyer, Leon Carmel, Alphonso Downing, Edward "Whitey" Ford, Jake Gibbs, Pedro Gonzalez, Steve Hamilton, Elston Howard, Tony Kubek, Phil Linz, Hector Lopez, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Pete Mikkelsen, Tom Metcalf, Joseph Pepitone, Pedro Ramos, Hal Reniff, Bobby Richardson, Rolland "Rollie" Sheldon, Bill Stafford, Melvin Stottlemyre, Tom Tresh.

• All-Stars: Henry "Hank" Aaron, Joseph Christopher, Vic Davalillo, Bill Freehan, James Gentile, Dick Groat, Al Kaline, Don Lock, Art Mahaffey, Frank Malzone, Juan Marichal, Ed Matthews, Bill Mazeroski, Ken McBride, Tim McCarver, Willie McCovey, James O'Toole, Milt Pappas, Ronald Perranoski, Johnny Podres, Richard Radatz, Rich Rollins, Ronald Santo, Pete Ward, Carl Yastrzemski.