Clay Dreslough | |
|---|---|
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Game designer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Baseball Mogul , Football Mogul |
| Spouse | Deirdre Dreslough (m. 1999) |
| Children | 1 |
Clay Dreslough is an American video game designer. He is the creator of the Baseball Mogul [1] and Football Mogul computer sports games, and is the co-founder and president of Sports Mogul, Inc.
Dreslough's design and programming credits include the Tony La Russa Baseball series, Microsoft Baseball, and MLB Slugfest Loaded. He has worked as a programmer, lead designer, and executive producer. [2] He founded the game development studio Sports Mogul, which produces the Baseball Mogul series, Baseball Mogul Online, and the Football Mogul series. [3]
Speaking to The Escapist in 2006, Dreslough spoke about the effects of Wal-Mart on his studio Sports Mogul, saying that most of their profits were made online, and that they did not depend on selling their games in Wal-Mart. [4]
Clay Dreslough has been a member of 'SABR', the Society for American Baseball Research, since 1995. [5] He contributed to the SABR style manual. [6] Dreslough created Defense-Independent Component ERA (DICE), a baseball statistic based on component ERA that evaluates defense independent pitching. Dreslough used DICE in his Baseball Mogul series. [7]
In 1999, Dreslough invented a new format for the MLB postseason. After an organized letter-writing campaign to the baseball commissioner, this format was adopted for the 2012 season. [8]