# Backyard Baseball '97

> Power-up your baseball dreams

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6740349666](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6740349666)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6740349666`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Playground Productions LLC
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1,551 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2025-03-27
- **Size:** 326 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/backyard-baseball-97/id6740349666)
- **Website:** [https://backyardsports.com/](https://backyardsports.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.playground-productions.com/privacy-policy](https://www.playground-productions.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Backyard Baseball '97 returns on iOS with the original charm: assemble a roster from 30 iconic players, unleash power-ups, and enjoy Pablo Sanchez’s legendary banter.

Play makes sense: choose from Random Pick-up, Single Game, or Season play (with playoffs and championships), plus Batting Practice and T-ball for accessible fun. This release preserves the classic experience while delivering smooth modern performance for a new generation of fans.

## Rankings

- #48,516 — Overall
- #6 — Sports (Paid)
- #11 — Family (Paid)
- #6 — The Best New Sports Games
- #17 — Essential Sports Games

## Review summary

Backyard Baseball '97 on Apple devices is loved for its nostalgic retro vibe, quick and easy gameplay, and a charming character roster. Reviewers praise the mobile port and intuitive controls. However, stability and feature gaps frequently appear: crashes and save-loss, cloud save limitations, season-stat bugs, and various gameplay balance glitches. Players also want more modern features (stadium variety, fullscreen and controller support) and have pricing concerns. The core gameplay remains appealing, but reliability and feature completeness are the main drawbacks.

### Pros

- Nostalgia/retro revival and labor of love behind Backyard Baseball '97
- Fun, fast-paced and easy-to-learn gameplay
- Iconic, memorable roster of characters adds charm
- Solid mobile port with intuitive touch controls
- Overall high-quality revival that fans appreciate

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and save-loss issues (app may fail to open; progress resets on restart)
- Lack of cross-device cloud saves and difficulties transferring saves between devices
- Season mode statistics bugs and related progression glitches
- Gameplay balance and bugs (hard-to-hit players; inability to skip opponent homeruns/walks; pitching accuracy visibility issues; delayed animations)
- Missing modern features and pricing concerns (need for stadium variety, fullscreen/controller support; perceived high price)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6740349666)