Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- blue
- green
- cream
Fingerprint: Huge diagonal red-white title lettering SLUGGIN CHAMP slanted upwards right over packed grandstand small black cursive word tucked above, two oversized cartoon ballplayers charging across lower half one mid-stride grey uniform red cap red-striped socks crouching catcher cage-style face mask raised glove, symmetric city-name pennant columns flanking playfield pale green left dark red right
The memorable element is the huge diagonal red-and-white title lettering, 'SLUGGIN' CHAMP', slanted upwards to the right over a packed grandstand, with a small black cursive word tucked above it. Second, the two oversized cartoon ballplayers charging across the lower half — one mid-stride in a grey uniform with a red cap and red-striped socks, the other a crouching catcher with a cage-style face mask and a raised glove. Third, the symmetric city-name pennant columns flanking the whole playfield, pale green on the left and dark red on the right, plus the row of seven circled numerals above a nine-panel score ladder running 100,000 to 900,000 under a navy MILLION arrow. Fourth, a yellow starburst with red RBI letters sitting on the right of the infield.
Setting
- Sky-blue sky with flat white clouds
- Crowded ballpark grandstand in maroon and cream
- Green outfield grass
- Pale sand infield and basepath
Symbols
- Seven circled numerals
- Navy arrow banner
- Nine coloured score panels with comma-grouped numbers
- Ribbon pennants
- Yellow starburst
- Green flag on a pole
- Catcher's mitt
- Baseball bat
Lettering
- Large slanted red block capitals with white and black keyline for the title, small black cursive script above it, simple condensed sans-serif capitals on the city pennants and score panels
Themes
- Baseball
- Ballpark
- Sports
- League teams
- City pennants
- Score ladder
Title on it
- Sluggin' champ
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- MILLION
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 300,000
- 400,000
- 500,000
- 600,000
- 700,000
- 800,000
- 900,000
- SLUGGIN'
- CHAMP
- NEW YORK
- BROOKLYN
- MILWAUKEE
- ST. LOUIS
- CINCINNATI
- PHILADELPHIA
- CHICAGO
- PITTSBURGH
- NATIONAL LEAGUE
- PORTLAND
- DETROIT
- BOSTON
- WASHINGTON
- BALTIMORE
- AMERICAN LEAGUE
- RBI
- A product of
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Baseball batter, adult, grey/white belted uniform, red cap, red-striped socks, black shoes, lunging to the right with right arm extended and left arm back, face in profile looking up-right, drawn large in the centre-lower area |
| Man | Baseball catcher, adult, crouched at lower left, grey uniform with maroon sleeves, yellow/gold cage-style face mask, red cap behind it, red-striped socks, holding an open brown glove up in his left hand and right hand reaching down |
| Man | Tiny distant fielder in white, standing on the green grass left of centre with arms raised |
| Other | Small pale figure standing on the grandstand roof edge near the green flagpole at upper left of the crowd |
Backglass in a bright red-orange wooden frame, painted in flat mid-century comic/poster style. Sky-blue background with soft white clouds across the top third. Across the very top a row of seven white circles each holding a large numeral (1 red, 2 dark blue, 3 orange, 4 blue, 5 red, 6 green, 7 purple), and to their right a navy arrow-shaped banner reading MILLION in white. Below runs a staggered grid of coloured score panels: 100,000 on dark blue, 200,000 orange, 300,000 cream, 400,000 navy, 500,000 orange, 600,000 green, 700,000 purple, 800,000 red, 900,000 yellow. Down the left edge a column of pale yellow-green ribbon pennants lettered with city names, headed by NATIONAL LEAGUE; down the right edge a matching column of dark red pennants lettered with other city names, headed by AMERICAN LEAGUE. The centre holds the title, black script over huge slanted red capitals with a white keyline. Behind the title is a crowded ballpark grandstand in maroon and cream, with a green flag on a pole and a tiny fielder on the grass below it. The lower half shows a green outfield and pale sand infield with two oversized baseball figures: a batter in a grey uniform and red cap lunging forward mid-stride, and a catcher at lower left in a face mask and cap, glove raised. A yellow starburst at right reads RBI in red block letters.