1972 · Gottlieb & Petaco
Grand Slam / World Series
Alternating magenta and turquoise spiral swirl, flat colour field with no horizon, brown dirt mound with green grass wedge at bottom and torn black paper corner at top right.
- Year
- 1972
- Maker
- Gottlieb & Petaco
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
3 games under this title
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 Grand Slam
- turquoise
- magenta
- pink
- white
Fingerprint: GRAND SLAM with exclamation, hypnotic magenta-turquoise spiral background, four leaping brown cartoon racing dogs across top, baseball batter mid-swing with orange number 33 on back, white pinstriped uniform, umpire in profile with finger raised, score reels with black frames showing digits, small white bases scattered
The single most memorable feature is the huge yellow-to-orange GRAND SLAM! title, split in two by a baseball batter frozen mid-swing with a large orange number 33 on his white pinstriped back, set against a magenta-and-turquoise hypnotic spiral. Second, the row of four leaping cartoon racing dogs across the very top, above the score reels. Third, the umpire in profile at upper right with his arm and index finger raised beside the word RUNS. Fourth, the retro mechanical score windows — a long five-digit 0,0,0,0,0 panel on the left and a smaller 0,0 panel on the right, both in heavy black frames.
Setting
- Alternating magenta and turquoise spiral swirl
- Flat colour field with no horizon
- Brown dirt mound with green grass wedge at bottom
- Torn black paper corner at top right
Symbols
- Grey baseballs scattered
- White square bases
- Brown dirt mound
- Green grass wedge
- Wooden baseball bat
- Black-framed mechanical score windows
Lettering
- Huge yellow-to-orange vertical gradient block capitals with black outline and green drop shadow for the title; white cursive script for the word above it; red block capitals on white for runs; plain white sans-serif capitals for ball in play
Themes
- Baseball
- Cartoon
- Spiral swirl background
- Slot machine
Title on it
- Grand slam!
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- GRAND SLAM!
- RUNS
- BALL IN PLAY
- Gottlieb
- 33
- 0,0,0,0,0
- 0,0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Male baseball batter, adult, white pinstriped uniform with orange-red trim at sleeves and collar, red cap, orange cleats, mid-swing with a light wooden bat raised over his right shoulder, large orange number 33 on his back, mouth open in a shout, tan skin |
| Man | Umpire at upper right in profile, pale blue shirt, dark trousers, dark cap, one arm raised with index finger pointing upward, tan skin |
| Animal | Four brown cartoon greyhound/racing dogs in a row across the top, all leaping to the right with tails up, in mid-stride, small white motion dashes beneath them |
A square, front-lit pinball backglass with a bold, flat cartoon style. The background is a hypnotic spiral of alternating magenta-pink and turquoise-teal bands radiating from the centre, framed by a wide turquoise border with faint darker wear marks. Across the top runs a row of four brown cartoon dogs (greyhounds in racing jackets) leaping to the right, tails up, each in mid-stride, with small white motion dashes beneath them. Below them at upper left is a black-framed white score panel with four windows reading 0,0,0,0,0, and at upper right a second black-framed panel of two windows reading 0,0 with the word RUNS above it in red block capitals on white. To the right of the dogs an umpire in a pale blue shirt, dark trousers and dark cap stands in profile with one arm raised, index finger pointing up. The centre is dominated by a male batter in a white pinstriped uniform with orange-red trim, a red cap, orange cleats, mid-swing with a wooden bat raised over his shoulder, and a large orange 33 on his back. He stands on a brown dirt mound with a green grass wedge. The title GRAND SLAM! is printed in huge yellow-to-orange gradient block capitals with a black outline and green shadow, split either side of the batter, with the cursive script word Gottlieb's in white above GRAND. Grey baseballs and small white bases scatter across the spiral. Lower left reads BALL IN PLAY in white capitals, above a small white script logo plate reading Gottlieb, with a tiny line of print beneath.
Backglass World Series
- red
- teal
- cream
- orange
Fingerprint: WORLD SERIES title flanking central baseball batter, huge concentric red and aqua-teal spiral bullseye radiating from center, white pinstriped batter number 31 in mid-swing follow-through with tan wooden bat raised, red cap with white emblem, white baseballs with red stitching arcing around his head, fan of colored rays spreading downward, three crouching tan mascots above black score-reel window
The whole backglass is a giant red-and-teal spiral bullseye with a pinstriped number-31 batter bursting out of the middle, his wooden bat held high over his shoulder. Big red-orange WORLD and SERIES lettering flanks him on both sides, split by his body. Three crouching cartoon mascots (two tan, one red) perch on top of the black score-reel window, and a suited umpire at top right points one finger skyward beside a red RUNS banner. A row of ten numbered player boxes, each paired with a crossed wooden bat on green turf, runs along the bottom edge.
Setting
- Concentric red and aqua-teal spiral rings forming a bullseye
- Green turf strip along the bottom
- Dark night sky behind the top mascots
Symbols
- Concentric ring bullseye
- Baseballs with red stitching
- Crossed wooden bats
- Fan of coloured rays behind the batter
- Number row 1 to 10 in green boxes
- Score reels with a comma divider
Lettering
- Very large condensed sans-serif capitals in red-orange with cream and yellow inline outlines and a thin dark keyline; a smaller flowing white cursive script word curves above the left half; runs and balls in play are white capitals on red banner panels
Themes
- Baseball
- Sport
- Bullseye target motif
- Team mascot
- Mid-century american sport
Title on it
- World series
Text on it
- WORLD SERIES
- RUNS
- BALLS IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 31
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central baseball batter, adult male, seen from behind in mid-swing follow-through with one leg kicked up; white uniform with thin dark pinstripes, red cap with white emblem, black belt, white shoes, orange number 31 on the back; both hands gripping a tan wooden bat raised over his shoulder |
| Man | Umpire at top right, adult male in dark suit, white shirt and dark cap, in profile, one arm raised with index finger pointing up |
| Creature | Mascot at top left: small crouching orange-tan cartoon creature in a baseball cap, on all fours with a grin |
| Creature | Second crouching orange-tan cartoon baseball mascot just right of the first, also on all fours |
| Creature | A red-orange crouching mascot figure between and slightly behind the two tan mascots, arms outstretched |
A brightly coloured mid-century baseball-themed backglass built around a huge bullseye of concentric red and aqua-teal spiral rings radiating from the centre. Straddling the middle is a large white pinstriped baseball player seen from behind, mid-swing, right leg kicked up, gripping a tan wooden bat over his shoulder; he wears a red cap with a white letter emblem, a black belt and white shoes, and the number 31 in orange on his back. Behind him a fan of coloured rays spreads downward, and white baseballs with red stitching arc in a ring around his head. Flanking him are huge block letters reading WORLD on the left and SERIES on the right in red-orange with cream and yellow outlines, with a white cursive script word curving above the left half. A small white card with tiny black print sits at lower left, a row of numbered boxes 1 to 10 runs along the bottom in front of crossed bats set on green turf, and BALLS IN PLAY is lettered at lower right. Top left holds a black-framed five-reel score window showing zeros, with two crouching tan mascots and one red mascot above it; at top right a suited umpire points upward beside a red RUNS banner over a two-digit window.