[Skoonj]

Jay, Butch is right. Your game lacks just the round white wooden "ball", flat on one side. Once the die are rolled, one at a time, the ball is placed on the square under that number, and the play commences: fielders go, ball goes, runners go.

The ball is perhaps the LEAST important piece in the game, in my opinion. Not talking about complete game collector value or anything, just play value. Danny and I couldn't stand the ball since it could easily be touched and roll on the board, which is annoying as hell. We replaced it with an ordinary white shirt button, and that was good for years.