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1952 · Gottlieb

Hit 'N' Run

Pale yellow-green open field, dark green baseball diamond, stadium grandstand sliver top left, solid magenta bonus panel top right and white circular portrait insets at upper left and lower right.

Year
1952
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

Made by

Design
Wayne Neyens
Art
Roy Parker

Vision analysis

On the playfield

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Hit 'N' Run playfield

Playfield

  • green
  • orange
  • yellow
  • white

Fingerprint: Baseball diamond: giant carved wooden bat handle rising from lower center through white ceramic disc toward BASE BALL bumper. Three red bumpers stamped BASE BALL arranged like diamond bases. Pink-swimsuited pin-ups on yellow panels at bottom corners flanking flippers. Curved red ribbon banners showing scores 500,000 and 100,000. Pale tan infield diamond on green grass, heavily worn paint, bare wood patches visible.

Distinctive

A giant baseball bat handle carved into the lower centre of the playfield, rising up through a white disc towards a BASE BALL pop bumper. Three red bumpers each stamped BASE BALL surround the middle of the field like bases on a diamond. Two pink-swimsuited pin-up women seated on yellow panels at the very bottom corners, flanking the flippers. Curved red ribbon banners carrying 100,000 and 500,000 scores draped across the green outfield grass. Extremely worn, flaking paint with large bare-wood patches and a pale infield diamond shape dominating the centre.

Setting

  • Overhead view of a baseball diamond
  • Green outfield grass
  • Pale infield dirt
  • Vintage ballpark crowd and scoreboard suggested in the top arch
  • Varnished wooden cabinet surround

Symbols

  • Baseball
  • Yellow circular pop bumper caps numbered 1 2 3
  • Red base ball bumper discs
  • Home plate shape
  • Curved score ribbons
  • Chevron arrows
  • White plastic ball-guide rails

Notable shapes

  • Giant carved baseball bat handle rising through a white ceramic disc
  • Home-plate-shaped wooden insert at the lower centre
  • Diamond-shaped infield area
  • Curved red ribbon score banners
  • Three yellow numbered circles at the apex
  • Arched, varnished wooden cabinet top

Art motifs

  • Numbered lane targets
  • Diamond geometry
  • Ribbon banners
  • Curved score numerals
  • Flaking vintage paint

Themes

  • Baseball
  • Sport
  • Sports theme
  • Infielder silhouettes
  • Ballpark

Text on it

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • BASE BALL
  • HOME RUN
  • 500,000
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 100,000
  • FLIPPER
  • 8
  • A PRODUCT OF
  • D. GOTTLIEB & CO., CHICAGO, ILL.
  • NO REWIND
  • NO REPLAY
  • NUMBERS NOT REWARDED UNLESS PLAYER HAS BALL IN HAND
  • 5 BALLS
  • HIT'N'RUN
  • 5 CENTS
  • BUTTONS ON BASE DO NOT SCORE
  • CANNOT
  • D. GOTTLIEB & CO.
  • CHICAGO 31, ILL.
  • HITTING NUMBERS 1 TO 5 LITS ONE ROLL-OVER BUTTON RED FOR SPECIAL
  • REPLAY FOR 12 RUNS
  • 1 REPLAY FOR 3 MILLION 100 THOUSAND
  • 1 REPLAY FOR 5 MILLION 500 THOUSAND
  • 1 REPLAY FOR 14 MILLION
Pop bumpers
Six pop-bumper-like units: three yellow circular caps numbered 1, 2, 3 at the top, and three red base ball discs below them
Slingshots
Two conventional triangular slingshots above the flippers, plus small rectangular kicker plates on the lower left and right
Upper playfield
Arched top section with three numbered yellow bumper caps, three red base ball bumpers, twin home run banners and two painted swinging batters
Apron and lower playfield
Wooden lower apron carries a white instruction card headed 5 balls / hit'n'run / 5 cents, flanked by two flipper wordings, two ribbon no rewind no replay labels and a numbers not rewarded unless player has ball in hand label; company name at each bottom corner
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Batter in yellow-and-brown striped uniform and dark cap, mid-swing with bat raised, upper left
Man Batter in yellow-and-brown striped uniform and dark cap, mid-swing with bat raised, upper right
Man Crouching fielder in yellow shirt and dark trousers, arms out, mid left
Man Crouching fielder in yellow shirt and dark trousers, arms out, mid right
Man Small painted player in yellow diving or sliding near the top bumper cluster, right of centre
Woman Seated pin-up in pink two-piece swimwear on a yellow panel, lower left corner, legs extended
Woman Seated pin-up in pink two-piece swimwear on a yellow panel, lower right corner, legs extended
Other Large carved wooden baseball bat handle rising through the lower centre of the playfield
Full description

A full-length wooden pinball playfield painted as a baseball diamond seen from above, dominated by a large pale-tan infield diamond shape against green outfield grass, all contained by a varnished wooden cabinet with chrome ball guides down both sides. At the top are three yellow circular pop-bumper caps printed with the numerals 1, 2 and 3, and below them three red disc bumpers lettered BASE BALL in white, arranged as one central pair flanked by two. Two painted batter figures in yellow-and-brown striped uniforms, one on each upper side, swing bats beneath HOME RUN banners; two more crouching fielders in yellow tops appear midway on either side. A big home-plate-shaped wooden bat handle rises from the lower centre, its head passing through a white ceramic disc. Curved red score banners read 500,000 twice and 100,000 twice, with outlined numerals 4, 5, 6, 7 across the mid-field and a large gold 8 above the flippers. Two seated pin-up women in pink swimsuits occupy the lower left and right corners on yellow panels. Green grass is dotted with small painted infield figures, and the whole surface is heavily worn, with flaking paint, scuffs and bare wood showing.

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Hit 'N' Run backglass

Backglass

  • green
  • purple
  • orange
  • yellow

Fingerprint: Red-haired girl in yellow shirt and red trousers leaping from white circular inset, tilted navy HIT 'N' RUN pennant banner with Gottlieb's in white cursive, magenta 12345 MILLION scoring panel with nine white ovals of coloured bonus numbers, four-stripe red-and-yellow candy-cane corner flash, crouching catcher in yellow chest protector

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the tilted navy 'HIT 'N' RUN' pennant banner with 'Gottlieb's' in white cursive riding over a leaping red-haired girl in yellow shirt and red trousers, who is drawn spilling out of a large white circular inset. Second is the magenta '12345 MILLION' scoring panel filling the whole top right quadrant, its nine white ovals of coloured bonus numbers. Third, the four-stripe red-and-yellow candy-cane corner flash at bottom left beside the yellow 'RUNS' arrow and the orange numbered run grid ending in OUT. Fourth, the crouching catcher portrait in the lower right circle, in yellow ribbed chest protector, purple leg guards and a black cage helmet, glove up.

Setting

  • Pale yellow-green open field
  • Dark green baseball diamond
  • Stadium grandstand sliver top left
  • Solid magenta bonus panel top right
  • White circular portrait insets at upper left and lower right

Symbols

  • Baseball diamond with bases
  • Baseballs
  • Baseball mitt
  • Stadium flagpoles
  • Yellow lightning-bolt burst off the mound
  • Red-and-yellow striped corner flash
  • Yellow arrow
  • Home-plate backstop frame
  • Square box with circular mark beside the catcher

Lettering

  • Orange condensed block capitals with white keyline for the title, white cursive script above it, tall shaded slab-style numerals for the scoring panel, red capitals on a yellow arrow for runs

Themes

  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Running
  • Sports
  • Score panel
  • Bonus values

Title on it

  • Hit 'n' run

Text on it

  • Gottlieb's
  • HIT 'N' RUN
  • 12345 MILLION
  • 70,000
  • 80,000
  • 90,000
  • 400,000
  • 500,000
  • 600,000
  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 300,000
  • RUNS
  • 20
  • 10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • OUT
  • A PRODUCT OF
  • D. Gottlieb & Co.
  • MFGRS. CHICAGO
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Red-haired young woman, yellow short-sleeved shirt, tight red trousers, leaping with right knee up, right arm drawn back holding a white ball, mouth open, inside the upper-left white circle
Man Catcher crouching in lower-right white circle, yellow ribbed chest protector over orange shirt, purple shin guards, black cage-face helmet, tan mitt raised
Man Pitcher in yellow and purple uniform on the lit mound, arm raised mid-delivery
Man Batter in yellow and purple uniform at home plate, bat drawn back, inside a white backstop rectangle
Man Navy-blue suited umpire running behind the plate area
Man Three small yellow-shirted fielders scattered around the outfield, one at far left, two at right
Man Yellow-capped player in dark blue at far left edge, partly cropped
Full description

A square painted backglass in flat mid-century cartoon style, dominated by a baseball theme. Top left is a navy-blue pennant banner with 'Gottlieb's' in white cursive script above a huge 'HIT 'N' RUN' in orange block capitals with white outlines and a pink apostrophe-n. Behind the banner, upper left corner, a sliver of a stadium grandstand with brown roof, white supports and tiny flagpoles. Upper right is a magenta-purple rectangular panel reading '12345 MILLION' in tall shaded numerals, over a 3x3 grid of white rounded ovals carrying 70,000, 80,000, 90,000, 400,000, 500,000, 600,000, 100,000, 200,000 and 300,000 in orange, red, dark blue, green and yellow. A large white circular inset at upper left shows a red-haired young woman in a yellow short-sleeved shirt and tight red trousers, leaping with one knee raised, right arm cocked back holding a ball. The centre is a pale yellow-green field with a dark green diamond, a yellow-lit pitcher's mound, tiny figures in yellow and purple uniforms, a navy-blue umpire, a batter at a home plate with a backstop, and a goalie. Lower left a yellow arrow reads 'RUNS' in red capitals over an orange grid of white boxes numbered 20, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, OUT. Lower right a white circle shows a catcher in a yellow chest protector, purple shin guards and a cage mask, glove raised. Dominant colours: green, magenta-purple, orange, yellow.