Back 1957 Baseball

Sources

IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (1 field)

theme
IPDB Baseball IPDB Sports Flipcommons Catalog Sports used Flipcommons Catalog Baseball used

Sources agree (4 fields)

technology_generation
electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1957 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
2904 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (11 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Ramps ×3 used
ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB Williams used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Williams Manufacturing Company used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2904/image-12.jpg"] used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 183 used
ipdb.notes
IPDB The schematic diagram shows this Model 183 is called "1957 Baseball" and has no replay or match mechanisms. The owner of the example pictured here obtained the game having in it the schematic for the replay version, Model 182, but confirmed the game's wiring is consistent with the schematic for Model 183. The pictures of the insides of the backbox show it has no provision for replays. Curiously, the backglass on this game has a replay window which obviously serves no purpose. In addition, this glass is missing both the manufacturer name and the date portion of the name (the '1957'). It is not likely that Williams would omit their brand name from any glass that left their factory. We are aware of one instance of an arcade operator (in Myrtle Beach) having purchased a row of these games (novelty and/or replay) for their location and having had special backglasses made for them, to omit the manufacturer name and, we suspect, omit the date as well so as to not make their investment age too quickly. Presumably, arcade operators in other locales could have done the same. The manufacturer's branded and dated backglass can be seen in the book Pinball An Illustrated History and in their promotional photo shown in this listing. Based on the above information, we can say that the game pictured here is the novelty play Model 183 but with one of these after-factory arcade backglasses from having once been in an arcade. The replay version of this game is Williams '1957 Baseball Deluxe'. This listing was previously titled "Deluxe Baseball 1957 New York". used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB Ramps (3). The ramps are unpainted metal. used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog williams-manufacturing-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog 1957-baseball used
name
Flipcommons Catalog 1957 Baseball used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog 1957-baseball used