Talkin' BaseBall Pinball machines

[tedzan]

My cousin lives in Myrtle Beach. I will certainly check out that arcade when we are visiting them. Thanks for your info.



TED Z

[sayhey24]

I'm late to the party, but thought I would add my Williams pinball machine, or at least the part that's not covered by piles of other baseball stuff.

Greg
http://www.baseballbasement.com

[tedzan]

A nice variety of BB pinball machines on display here.

Thanks for showing them....and, let's see, or hear, some more about these electro-mechanical creations that have given us so much pleasure.


TED Z

[GoldenAge50s]

---that machine you have is a BEAUTY! Thanks for showing it! The others bring back memories too!

Having been born & raised in a couple of small country towns in WNY, pinball machines were not something I had seen much of growing up.

In the early '50's I went on vacation thru the midwest w/ my parents & we spent a few days in St Louis, staying at a real nice downtown hotel.

While looking around the lobby area I spotted a big ole' Williams Baseball machine! I was hooked!

Every nickel I could conjure from my parents I spent on that machine--every free moment I had I was there in the lobby trying to knock those little silver balls up the ramps & into the stands--it was the highlight of my visit to St Louis!

[iggyman]

Not mine but what the heck, it sort of belongs in this thread. That is Harry Coveleski in the pic.

Lovely Day...

[tedzan]

iggyman

Great photo....my guess is circa 1940's.

Now, what's your guess.......

What record did brothers Harry and Stan Coveleski make BB history with ?


TED Z

[jimm]

Thanks for the stories and photos, we all grew up playing more modern BB pins, 1960s machines I imagine, loved 'em! Mark, didn't realize you were such a wizard!

[iggyman]

Originally Posted by tedzan

iggyman

Great photo....my guess is circa 1940's.

Now, what's your guess.......

What record did brothers Harry and Stan Coveleski make BB history with ?

TED Z

Ted,

I browse my copy of "Glory Of Their Times" but couldn't find the answer. After further research (google search), I've solve the puzzle................first siblings to win 20 games in a season. I have no idea on the date of the pinball machine, but Harry died in 1950. The photo was taken inside a bar and as any G-man will tell you, prohibition ended in 1933, so your circa 1940's date is probably accurate.

On a side note, in 1908 Harry went 4 and 1 with three of those wins coming against the Giants (all of them starts and all in September, during the exciting 1908 pennant race). So what is the big deal you ask, well I'll quote Glory Of Their Times; "Most people think it was Merkle lost the 1908 pennant for the Giants, Well, they're wrong. It was Harry Covelski. He was just a rookie, but he beat the Giants three times in the last week of the season. Pitched every other day for a week, and beat them three in a row. That was after the Merkle business and that's what lost the pennant for McGraw that year. The Giants would have won the championship if they'd beat Harry even one of those three games."

Lovely Day...