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Baseball / IPD No. 185 / June, 1970 / 1 Player
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: June, 1970
Model Number: 290
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,350 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Baseball
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4), Vari-targets (2). Stop-motion backglass (players run bases).

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points.

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Art Stenholm
Notes: The add-a-ball version of this game is Gottlieb's 1970 'Batter Up'.

According to Pinball Snapshots, this is the first American game to have the "star" rollover button.

Photos in: Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2External Link, page 203
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball SnapshotsExternal Link, pages 37-40
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 182
Documentation: 2 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 7750: Baseball Flyer
Flyer
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[Raphael Lankar]		 Image # 8443: Baseball Playfield
Playfield
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[Jeff Wiles]		 Image # 8444: Baseball Backbox
Backbox
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[Jeff Wiles]		 Image # 8445: Baseball Overall View
Overall View
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[Jeff Wiles]		 Image # 8777: Baseball Backbox
Backbox
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Image # 8778: Baseball Cabinet Left
Cabinet Left
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 		 Image # 8779: Baseball Cabinet Right
Cabinet Right
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 		 Image # 16524: Baseball Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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 		 Image # 16525: Baseball Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet
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 		 Image # 39192: Baseball Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass
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[Jay Stafford]
 
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