1970 · Gottlieb
Baseball / Batter Up
Stylised baseball diamond seen from behind home plate, green outfield grass, tan infield dirt with pale base paths, blue stadium wall with criss-cross lattice trusses and cream manufacturer strip across the top.
- Year
- 1970
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
2 games under this title
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Baseball 1970 -
Batter Up 1970
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Art Stenholm
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Baseball
- blue
- green
- tan
- red
Fingerprint: bigot's baseball, pinstriped players at baseball diamond from high viewpoint, player tangled upside-down at bottom corner with catcher, crouching figure with bat overhead, blue stadium wall behind white diamond, red script title slanting diagonal across upper right, flat mid-century cartoon
A player in royal blue trousers and blue shoes lies upside-down and tangled at the bottom left corner, legs in the air, tangled with the crouching catcher in blue leg guards and helmet — a pile-up no ordinary baseball scene would show. Around it, white-pinstriped players in red caps are frozen mid-play on a flat tan-and-green diamond seen from high behind home plate, with a blue lattice-truss stadium wall across the horizon. The title 'Bigot's Baseball' slants diagonally across the upper right in red script with white and blue outline. Two white, black-framed mechanical score windows, one labelled 'RUNS', sit high left and high right beneath a cream manufacturer's strip with a green oval badge.
Setting
- Stylised baseball diamond seen from behind home plate
- Green outfield grass
- Tan infield dirt with pale base paths
- Blue stadium wall with criss-cross lattice trusses
- Cream manufacturer strip across the top
Symbols
- Baseball with red stitching
- Tan wooden baseball bats
- Brown leather fielder's glove
- Green grass and tan dirt diamond
- Blue lattice stadium trusses
- Two white mechanical score windows with black frames
- Green oval maker's badge
Lettering
- Title in large slanted red brush script with white and dark-blue drop shadow; top strip in narrow condensed black capitals on cream; 'runs' in black capitals on a yellow tab; red script lettering on the back of the bottom-right player's shirt
Themes
- Baseball
- Chicago cubs
- Ball diamond
- Team sport
- Mid-century sports cartoon
Title on it
- Bigot's baseball
Text on it
- MFGD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
- CHICAGO, ILL. 60957
- Bigot's Baseball
- RUNS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Catcher crouching at bottom left, back to viewer, white pinstriped uniform, bright blue chest protector, blue shin guards, blue helmet and mask, gloved hand raised |
| Man | Batter at left of centre in white pinstriped uniform and tan-orange batting helmet, bat held vertically overhead, mid-swing, in profile |
| Man | Player in royal blue trousers and blue shoes lying upside-down and tangled at bottom left, legs raised, partly over the catcher |
| Man | Pitcher on the mound at the centre, white pinstripes, red cap, leg kicked back mid-throw |
| Man | Fielder at left running in, white pinstripe uniform, red cap |
| Man | Small distant fielder far left near the wall, white pinstripes, red cap |
| Man | Small distant fielder in deep centre field |
| Man | Fielder at right of centre crouched ready, white pinstripe uniform, red cap |
| Man | Fielder at far right with glove raised, white pinstripes, red cap |
| Man | Large crouching batter at bottom right in white pinstriped uniform with blue undershirt sleeves and a tan-orange helmet, holding a tan bat across the dirt, red script name on his back |
| Other | Small green figure inside the oval badge at top centre |
A printed backglass in flat mid-century American cartoon style, showing a stylised Chicago baseball diamond from a high viewpoint behind home plate. Across the top a cream strip reads 'MFGD. BY D. GOTTLIEB & CO.' at left and 'CHICAGO, ILL. 60957' at right, split by a rounded green-and-white oval badge containing a small green figure. Below it the title 'Bigot's Baseball' runs diagonally down the upper right in large red script with a white and dark-blue outline. Two white rounded-rectangle score windows with heavy black frames sit either side of the title: the left holds four blacked-out digit reels, the right is headed by a small black-on-yellow 'RUNS' tab above two digit reels. The lower two-thirds is the playing field: green grass, tan infield dirt with pale base paths, and a blue-painted stadium wall with criss-cross lattice trusses behind it. Around ten figures in white pinstriped uniforms with red caps are scattered across the field, with a large crouching catcher and batter at bottom left and a large crouching batter at bottom right holding a tan bat.
Backglass Batter Up
- light blue
- green
- yellow
- red
Fingerprint: Huge red-and-white block title BATTER UP centred top, oversized catcher in blue protective gear crouching bottom-left with mask and mitt prominent, baseball field viewed from behind plate, multiple players in pale-striped uniforms spread across diamond, black score windows with white mechanical reels, row of ten numbered white baseballs bottom edge
The most memorable element is the huge red-and-white block title BATTER UP stacked in two lines at the top centre, with a small red script word sitting above it like a signature. Second, the oversized catcher in blue protective gear crouching in the bottom-left corner, mask and mitt prominent, with the field opening out behind him. Third, the pair of black score windows with white reels (0 1 2 3 0 on the left, RUNS 00 on the right) framing the logo. Finally, the row of ten white baseballs numbered 1 to 10 running along the bottom edge next to BALLS TO PLAY.
Setting
- Pale blue sky with no clouds in the upper band
- Blue steel-railed grandstand / bleacher structure behind the outfield fence
- Green outfield grass with a yellow-tan infield diamond and brown base paths
- Yellow fence strip running horizontally behind the fielders
Symbols
- Five white mechanical score reels
- Two black rectangular score windows
- Row of ten numbered white baseballs
- Blue outfield fence and railing structure
- White rounded rectangle instruction card
Lettering
- Batter up in very large condensed red sans-serif block capitals with white inner keyline and black outline, stacked on two lines and centred; a small red cursive script word sits directly above it
Themes
- Baseball
- Sports
- Ball game
Title on it
- Batter up
Text on it
- BATTER UP
- RUNS
- PREVIEW OF SCORE
- PLAYER
- BALLS TO PLAY
- 0 1 2 3 0
- 00
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Catcher in the bottom-left foreground, crouched facing right, tan face, blue chest protector, blue shin guards, tan catcher's mask, red sleeve, holding a mitt; drawn much larger than the others to suggest depth |
| Man | Bald pitcher at centre in mid-delivery, one leg kicked up behind, pale striped uniform, red cap, throwing arm drawn back |
| Man | Infielder at left of the infield, pale striped uniform, red cap, knees bent, glove on left hand |
| Man | Fielder near second base at right of centre, striped uniform, red cap, leaning forward ready |
| Man | Distant outfielder small in the green at upper left of the field, red cap |
| Man | Second distant outfielder small in the green at upper right of the field, red cap |
| Man | Stocky bald figure bottom-right in a pale blue striped shirt and tan cap, kneeling and facing left, drawn at mid-scale |
| Other | Small dark structure or scoreboard silhouette at far left beneath the left score window |
A late-1960s electro-mechanical baseball-game backglass painted in flat, heavily outlined cartoon style. Sky-blue sky fills the top third, with a green and yellow diamond-shaped baseball field below seen from a high, behind-the-plate viewpoint. Male players in pale-blue-and-white striped uniforms with red caps are spread across the field: a large catcher crouching bottom-left in blue leg guards, chest protector and a tan mask, holding a mitt; a bald pitcher in mid-throw at centre; four smaller fielders spaced around the infield and outfield. At bottom-right a stocky bald figure in a striped shirt and tan cap kneels facing left. Top-left is a black window with five white mechanical score reels; top-right a matching black window headed RUNS. Centre-top the title in large red block letters with white and black outline reads BATTER UP, with a smaller red script word above it. Along the bottom edge ten white baseballs numbered 1 to 10 in red sit in a row, beside the words BALLS TO PLAY. A white card at right reads PREVIEW OF SCORE above handwritten figures.