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Show us your EM Pitch and Bat Games!!

By EM-PINMAN

9 years ago


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#483 3 years ago

Those All-American Quarterback games are sweet — thanks for posting! I love the running man action, and imagine that kids back in ‘49 must have been pretty bedazzled by that.

I’ve got a nice example of AAQ’s baseball brother from that year, the ‘49 Star Series. Playfield is pristine, and it has the original plate glass with screened instructions. Gameplay is classic Williams pitch-and-bat. I believe it’s the second game Williams made with the vertical running man unit circling the bases on the backglass.

Mr. Red bobblehead topper nods his approval...even when I hit a pop-up with the bases loaded...
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#492 3 years ago
Quoted from Nikrox2:

Here's my Williams "Star Series" game as well! She's an oldy, but a goody! (Bat switch got stuck showing my nephew how to play, I opened the coin door to quickly fix it - and the entire coin mech dropped on my toe (no shoes) - sharp edge, good amount of weight, next thing was a trip to the ER for3 stitches..besides a few head bangers and sore arms from moving several games at once, first true pinball injury!
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Great looking game you got there... and owwwww

#495 3 years ago
Quoted from Nikrox2:

Looks small I know, but it went deep..lol
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Man! Williams REALLY knew what they were doing to provide the full-body experience—looks like you got spiked by the shortstop breaking up a double play!

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#504 3 years ago
Quoted from Nikrox2:

Question - on your Star Series - how many balls does your machine have? Mine has two...yea, yea, yeah...I can hear it now..lol...but really, sometimes you have to wait for the 2nd ball to complete the full return, before it will pitch again...so wondering if there should be 3 to 5 in there? Or will that lock it up with too much weight? (I also notice, these are smaller than the std pinball 1 1/16" - what size are these supposed to be?

You bet. Mine is loaded with 5 balls, 15/16” in diameter. I tried some rapid fire pitching tonight and couldn’t get it to shoot blanks unless there were 3 or 4 “foul balls” rolling around on the playfield. Also thought you might enjoy these score cards, I especially like the Bush League-to-Major League ranking system...let me know if you’d like me to scan any of these for you. Love the script on the old operator envelope too.

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#512 3 years ago
Quoted from Nikrox2:Received my order from Marco’s and what a difference. It’s like a whole new game. No waiting at all! Wow! Something so small. Lol I can tali’s fire pitch now too! I do notice , if the base runners are moving the bat is disengaged (so I guess a squeeze play is out of the question ?). Lol
But thanks again! Big improvement having enough balls ! Why hang with 2 when 5 does so much better! Ha!

Very nice! Now, 5 balls would be a squeeze play indeed...

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#524 3 years ago
Quoted from megoman:What lower heat bulb options have you changed to?

Great pickup on that game. I have a 1963 Williams Major League with similar lighting and installed 40 W “Vintage” style LED bulbs. They cast a great old-timey feel amber glow, and barely heat up at all.

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#603 2 years ago
Quoted from Mopar:

Well, long story short. Back in the 90s I picked up a Batting Champ that was a mess. Glass shot.
This was before I had glasses digitized, so I took a pic of a Friend's glass with a 35 mm camera,
and had one printed out. It's not crisp, but works. Put it in the local Community Center (Kids love
Man-run-Bases) and one day I stop in, and the lock locked funny. It was a different lock! The lock
been changed with them having the key, and not by little kids, but management! Yea! High School
working Kids that were the babysitters, but management!
Anyways after sitting in the barn for 10, 12 years, I pulled her out, and despite even a nest in the
head, everything worked. Score Reels, man unit, beating the high score gives 5 extra runs at the
end of the game. All was good which surprised me a little bit especially the score reels not being at
least a little sticky. There's actually a little bit more to the story, but enough's, enough.
Anyways, didn't William's Man-run-the-Bases from the 60s use 3/4" balls? 2 of my other Williams
from the 60s have 3/4" balls (or I think they're 3/4"), but this machine's been played with larger
balls. Maybe 13/16". It plays fine, but I'm pretty sure it suppose to have 3/4" balls, right?
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Yep, 3/4” balls. Steve Young set me straight on that a little while ago and it made a nice difference with the pitch action.

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#663 1 year ago
Quoted from way2wyrd:

I set it. May take a couple to show up

way2wyrd do you have the ability to add the WMS 1963 Major League to the Pinside game list as well? If so here is a splash image that could be used. Thanks!

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