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Playball / IPD No. 1816 / April, 1971 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1971
Model Number: 311
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 3,076 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 (3), Vari-targets (2). Ball enters playfield from between the flippers when right flipper button is pressed.

First Gottlieb game to use 3 inch flippers bats.

Sound: 3 chimes, 1 bell.

Replay wheel maximum: 15

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The add-a-ball version of this game is Gottlieb's 1971 'Home Run'.
Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 34
Pinball Machines for Italy - Senza Ripetizione Della Partita, page 75
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball (Ciuffo), pages 64-66
Documentation: 5 MB PDF Installation Procedures And Game Operation Instructions (Manual) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  641 KB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  6 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (marked "Test Sample Only", continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 1760: Playball Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 1761: Playball Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 4920: Playball Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 4921: Playball Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 14402: Playball Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Steve Fisher]
Image # 14403: Playball Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Steve Fisher]
Image # 14404: Playball Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Steve Fisher]
Image # 29593: Playball Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 29594: Playball Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 29595: Playball Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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Image # 29596: Playball Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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Image # 29597: Playball Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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Image # 29755: Playball Playfield - Ball View
Playfield - Ball View

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29756: Playball Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29757: Playball Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29758: Playball Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29759: Playball Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29760: Playball Backbox Insert
Backbox Insert

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29761: Playball Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29762: Playball Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29763: Playball Control Unit
Control Unit

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 29764: Playball Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Jim Palson]
 

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