What Baseball Board Games Did You Play As A Kid?

steve B · #1 10-26-2011, 02:34 PM

I had one of the SI games, I forget which one. I didn't play it much. I'll have to see if it's still at my parents place.

We played more photo-electric football.

I did have a baseball game dad made based on one he had as a kid. Baseball park, with marbles you'd roll down a tube to pitch and a bat on a swivel to hit with. Holes along the outfield wall for different hits, and holes in the infield for outs. Lots of fun, I'll really have to fix it up for my daughter.

Steve B

mr2686 · #2 10-26-2011, 03:47 PM

Started out with the original SI baseball in the blue box and SI football in the brown bow (I never won in football because I always loved to have Namath throw the bomb on every down

), then started playing the SI All Time All Star game when it came out, and then graduated to Strat-o-matic around 1978 or so. The difference between those games then, and the video games the kids play now is that we NEVER chose them over actually going out and playing a REAL game of ball outside.

peterb69 · #3 10-26-2011, 04:00 PM

Played the Strategic All-Star Baseball (as pictured earlier) as a kid.

Now I've been playing Strat-O-Matic (cards, not online) for the last 20 years with same group of buddies.

Hot Springs Bathers · #4 10-26-2011, 06:13 PM

Runscott- Yes, Notre Dame was unbeatable and I always loved that 1966 team with the super sophs- Hanratty and Seymour.

The other team that we found tough to beat was 1969 Texas, just run-run-run! Ouch! As an Arkansas fan the Longhorns were the team I wanted to beat.

I can remember the 1966 ND-Michigan State game. At that time the Irish had a HUGE radio network including a station here in Hot Springs, AR. I was assigned leaf raking that day by my Dad. Here we got something like Texas Tech and Rice as our game with the big game on tape delay. I raked all the leaves in a pile, got in the middle with my transistor radio and listened to the Irish and Spartans.

Back to the SI College game, I have always guessed that a Notre Dame grad was involved in the design!

Runscott · #5 10-26-2011, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

Runscott- Yes, Notre Dame was unbeatable and I always loved that 1966 team with the super sophs- Hanratty and Seymour.

The other team that we found tough to beat was 1969 Texas, just run-run-run! Ouch! As an Arkansas fan the Longhorns were the team I wanted to beat.

I can remember the 1966 ND-Michigan State game. At that time the Irish had a HUGE radio network including a station here in Hot Springs, AR. I was assigned leaf raking that day by my Dad. Here we got something like Texas Tech and Rice as our game with the big game on tape delay. I raked all the leaves in a pile, got in the middle with my transistor radio and listened to the Irish and Spartans.

Back to the SI College game, I have always guessed that a Notre Dame grad was involved in the design!

I remember that about the Texas team.

Regarding the '66 ND/Michigan game - the fact that they tied and shared the National championship would make you think that the '66 Mich State SI version could also play Notre Dame a close game, but it couldn't. The Michigan State bootleg just didn't work against Notre Dame's incredible defense.

Yeah, maybe it was Texas, not Alabama, that was a strong second to ND.

mschwade · #6 10-26-2011, 09:05 PM

Am I dating myself if I say I played "Baseball" for Nintendo? Man Kent Herbek was awesome in that game.

Mark · #7 10-26-2011, 10:34 PM

Mostly Strat-O-Matic, but my cousin had an Ethan Allan spin the wheel game that was awesome.

Kalineman · #8 10-27-2011, 07:16 AM

I still have my original Strat-O-Matic cards from 1962 and I'm happy to say that I've played Strato ever since - it's been a long process replaying the recreated 1961 season. But it's been a blast. Between collecting since 1959, playing Strato since 1962 and covering the game as part of my writing profession, I've pretty much been a baseball junkie my entire life. Luckily, I've had a wife of 35 years and three great (grown) kids who've supported my habit. Now the test will come with the grandsons.

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