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Big League Base Ball
Game |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1940
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MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
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SIZE
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12" x 14"
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PIECES
- Playing board
with spinners, 6
pegs
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PRICE GUIDE
- $50. - $100.
Vary Good -
Excellent Condition
Because of the lack
of a sales history,
value is estimated
on the selling
prices of the
1938-1948 Selchow &
Richter "Home Team
Baseball" games.
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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This
Big League Base Ball game was issued
without any manufacturer credits or
copyright date marked on the box. (The
Copyright was held by Ben Dickerson) The game was
catalogued by Dr. Mark W. Cooper as
being circa 1940. Dr. Mark Cooper, a
noted collector of over 250 games known
as "the Cooper Collection" published a
book on rare and early antique baseball
board games that spans from the 1860’s
to 1960’s. The game board is nearly
identical in design, with the same
rules, to the 1917 Selchow & Richter
"Home Team Baseball" parlor game. Selchow
& Richter, issued a newer versions of
the the game in 1918, 1948,1957, and 1964.
Big League Baseball may be played by two or more players. The game
"consists of three important baseball
positions," which are represented on
the playing board by three spinners for
each; "At The Bat," "In The Field," and
the "Umpire."
A favorite with collectors, the graphics for 'The Field' spinner dipicts a
player reaching and catching a ball.
The 'At The Bat' spinner depicts a
batter holding a bat. The Umpire is a
standard spinner, with two results,
"Out or Strike," and "Safe or Hit." A
player with a man on base, represented
by a peg, can choose to steal a base at
any time. The fielder then spins the
Umpire dial, to see if he is safe or
out. All regular rules of baseball
govern this game. " Remember
there can be no arguments. If the
players disagree on any play, UMPIRE
decides."
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