[1] EWB was a major hit, and along with John Madden Football helped pave the way for the EA Sports brand, which launched in 1992.

Unlike baseball games released since, names were represented phonetically, so that even custom-created players could be announced by the synthesized voice.

It praised the game's graphics and audio, and noted its extensive offensive and defensive options.

[10] Jerry Pournelle wrote "the only problem the game has is that you'll spend half your life playing it.

[14] In 1996, the magazine named Earl Weaver Baseball the 25th Best Game of All Time for IBM PC compatibles.

In 2002, Dombrower released a version called I Got It Baseball as shareware, where the player can only manage, not participate.