Old baseball pinball machine1/20/2024 ![]() New York Daily News Archive // Getty Images The Fall of Pinball The Giants would have won the championship if they'd beat Harry even one of those three games.NYC Police Commissioner smashes illegal pinball machine in Brooklyn, 1945. That was after the Merkle business and that's what lost the pennant for McGraw that year. Pitched every other day for a week, and beat them three in a row. He was just a rookie, but he beat the Giants three times in the last week of the season. ![]() So what is the big deal you ask, well I'll quote Glory Of Their Times "Most people think it was Merkle lost the 1908 pennant for the Giants, Well, they're wrong. On a side note, in 1908 Harry went 4 and 1 with three of those wins coming against the Giants (all of them starts and all in September, during the exciting 1908 pennant race). The photo was taken inside a bar and as any G-man will tell you, prohibition ended in 1933, so your circa 1940's date is probably accurate. I have no idea on the date of the pinball machine, but Harry died in 1950. After further research (google search), I've solve the puzzle.first siblings to win 20 games in a season. I browse my copy of "Glory Of Their Times" but couldn't find the answer. What record did brothers Harry and Stan Coveleski make BB history with ? Them that they had inadvertently did us all a great favor. What was more satisfying than realizing that I had revitalized my machine.was the glee on Kurtis' and Madison's faces, when I told Obviously, the original solenoid had lost some of its juice over the past 50+ Great favor (although they sure didn't think so that day). "SLAM-BAM".now I really had a "Super Slugger", as the Bat was significantly more powerful than before. Soldered it into the machine and turned on the power. Ment coil from a supplier in upstate New York. I lifted the top of the machine and unsoldered the electromagnet coil that energized the bat mechanism. My daughter Debbie was really upset, she knows how much But the're just kids, these things do happen. I had instructed them to always moment-Īrily press the Bat button. Apparently, they had held down the Battingīutton too long and, this caused the Bat actuator solenoid inside the machine to burn up. I run down to our lower garage to see (and smell) smoke emanating from the machine. Suddenly, I hear them calling."Grampie, Grampie " Six years ago, Kurtis and Madison (thenġ1 and 8 years old, respectively) were competing with each nning up their scores on the machine. Here's a story you "pinballer's" will appreciate.Įverytime any of our 3 grandchildren are visiting us, they go straight to the Super Slugger. I have the highest score (526 Runs) on it.home-court advantage, I guess.Īnyhow, that's my story, so now let's hear about your BB pinball stories ? My Grandson Ron, Mark Macrae, friends Pat Roche, and Kim Vida, have run up scores approaching 500 Runs. The machine allows you 3 Outs to run up the score and, some pretty high scores have been been been attained Run the bases, and it has many other clever features. It has 3 decks that you aim to hit HR's.and, 4th level (a small slotĭesignated "SUPER HOMER") that tallies up 50 Runs if you are lucky to hit it. Shown here is my 1950 United Super Slugger. Applying my EE expertise, I solved its problems, and I've had it in operation for And, since it had some electro-mechanical problems, I I instantly realized that it was no ordinary machine,īut the "Babe Ruth" of BB machines. I'd spend my entire Coin collection playing BB pinball machines. Where the biggest & best BB pinball machines were. Every Summer we would go to the Jersey shore, Enjoy!Īs a kid growing up in the 1940's & '50s, I was a BB pinball "nut". Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Contact the moderator at should you have any questions or concerns. There is a separate section for Buying, Selling and Trading - the B/S/T area!! If you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. These forums are devoted to both Pre- and Post- war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. ![]()
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