1971 · Gottlieb
Extra Inning
Pale green painted cabinet border, swirling red, blue and orange ribbon pattern filling the background, grey stadium bowl with green diamond field at bottom left and open white and cream sky areas behind the figures.
- Year
- 1971
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- red
- blue
- yellow
Fingerprint: Central cartoon batter swinging yellow bat across giant EXTRA INNING logo, abundant oversized white stitched baseballs scattered throughout, grinning catcher with playing cards at lower right, pitcher in yellow raincoat mid-pitch with splayed legs, RUNS lettering, grey stadium bowl and green diamond field, Gottlieb baseball comic-style illustration
The single most memorable element is the central cartoon batter in a white uniform and blue cap swinging a yellow bat straight across the middle of a giant yellow EXTRA INNING logo, with baseballs raining down around him on red-and-blue swirling ribbons. Close behind that: the sheer number of oversized white stitched baseballs scattered across the entire backglass, plus a grinning catcher in the bottom right corner fanning out a handful of playing cards. Another striking detail is the upper-centre pitcher in a yellow raincoat caught mid-pitch with his legs splayed, and the word RUNS in red block letters at the top right above a mechanical score window.
Setting
- Pale green painted cabinet border
- Swirling red, blue and orange ribbon pattern filling the background
- Grey stadium bowl with green diamond field at bottom left
- Open white and cream sky areas behind the figures
Symbols
- Dozens of oversized white baseballs with red stitching
- Fan of playing cards
- Yellow bat
- Catchers mitt and glove
- Grey stadium seating bowl
- Green baseball diamond field
- Swirling multi-colour ribbons
- Two white mechanical score windows with black digit cards
Lettering
- Extra inning in tall yellow sans-serif block capitals with a black outline and white drop shadow on a navy oval; the word gottlieb's in blue flowing cursive script with a white highlight above it; runs in red-orange block capitals at top right
Themes
- Baseball
- Sport
- Comic illustration
- Arcade
Title on it
- Extra inning
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- EXTRA INNING
- RUNS
- 2,794
- 2 11
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central largest figure: cartoon batter in white baseball uniform with blue undersleeves, blue cap with red bill, mid-stride with legs splayed, swinging a long yellow bat held across his body, mouth open in a shout |
| Man | Upper centre: pitcher in a bright yellow raincoat-style top, red cap, blue socks, legs kicked out mid-pitch, arms cocked back |
| Man | Upper left: player in a red uniform and red cap, stooping forward with one arm back, beside an oversized white baseball |
| Man | Upper right corner: small fielder in a blue and white uniform diving horizontally through the air |
| Man | Left edge, head and shoulders only: grinning man with dark hair and a grey cap, mouth wide open, both arms flung out |
| Man | Left of centre: player standing upright in a white uniform with blue sleeves and a blue cap, holding a bat |
| Child | Just below him, a small figure in a yellow shirt and red cap with both arms raised in celebration |
| Man | Lower centre: fielder in a white uniform with a blue cap and red sleeves, crouching low and sliding forward with a glove extended toward the ground |
| Man | Lower right: smiling catcher with blue cap, blue chest protector, white uniform and striped socks, gripping a yellow bat in one hand and fanning a handful of playing cards in the other |
A square, highly saturated cartoon-style baseball backglass set inside a broad pale-green painted border. The centre is dominated by a huge yellow block-letter logo reading EXTRA INNING, outlined in black with a white drop shadow, sitting on a dark navy oval ringed in red, with the word Gottlieb's in flowing blue-and-white script arched above it. A large cartoon batter in a white uniform with blue undersleeves and a blue cap with a red bill strides across the centre swinging a long yellow bat, his body cutting diagonally over the logo. Dozens of oversized white baseballs with red stitching scatter the panel on swirling red, blue and orange ribbons. Upper left: a man in a red uniform and cap stooping behind a giant ball. Upper centre: a pitcher in a yellow raincoat and red cap, legs splayed mid-pitch. Upper right: a small fielder diving horizontally, and RUNS in chunky red-orange letters above a white score window. Lower left: a packed grey stadium bowl with a green diamond field. Lower centre: a fielder in white crouching glove-first. Lower right: a grinning catcher in a blue chest protector and striped socks holding a yellow bat and a fan of playing cards.