US1585920A - Baseball game - Google Patents

Description

May 25, 1926.-

E A. ISABELLE ET AL BASEBALL GAME 2 Sheets-:Sheei 1 Filed August 14 1925 May 25 1926. 1,585,920

E. A. ISABELLE ET AL BASEBALL GAME Filed August 14, 1925 2 h a 2 R V I SIM wanton! 15 022 3 1 Aka/31L Patented May 25, 192%.

UNlTEi STATES EMORY A. ISABELLE, OF CHICOPEE, AND HARRY J. NEW'ELL, F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

BASEBALL GAME.

Application filed August 14, 1925.

This invention relates to games and more particularly to a baseball game which may be played by two or more persons represent ing two teams of opposing dummy players, wherein the game may be played in accordance with the established rules of organized baseball.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a baseball. game in which eaca person endeavors to roll a ball against a relatively narrow and rotatably mounted indicator which after rotation will occupy a position of rest and pointto one of. a plurality of associated playing indicia whereby a hit or out or play of the offensive playeror players will be decided by the rules of the game which correspond to the playing indicia.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of a plurality o't pockets for receivingthe discharged ball should the latter tail to hit the. indicator and playing indicia associated with the respective pockets to indicate balls and strikes.

These and other objects will more fully appear and the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by following the description, the appended claims, and the several views illustrated in the accom panying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a game board constructed in accordance with our invention,

Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view thereof,

3 is a detailed sectional view showing the n'ianner employed for mounting the dummy batter on the game board, and

Fig. at is a detailed sectional view, taken on line its-1t of Fig. 1, showing a ball seated in one of the pockets.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

The invention aims to provide a game board 5 having a baseball diamond 6 located thereon. Associated with the baseball diamond 6 is a stationary revoluble batter 7. This batter 7 is in the form of a player holding a downwardly extending hat or indicator 8. This batter is mounted to rotate about avertical axis concentric with a surr-oundingdial 9 and playing indicia 1O printed or otherwise formed about its peripheral, the radius of the dial being such as to position the lower end of the hat or indicia 10, associated with the dial 9.

Serial No. 50,228.

adie

'or indicator 8 thereof in its normal position extends to a point directly above the center oi the home plate 11, and in a plane at right angles to a line extending from the home plate 11 to pitchers box 15.

Associated with the game board are two teams A and B respectively, consisting of movable dummy players or game pieces 16 and 17 respectively, the game pieces the respective teams being preferably colored differently. There are 9 of these dummy players or game pieces on each of said teams. Located on the game board 5 directly in rear of the home plate 11 is aplurality of pockets 18 and 19, there being oi the pockets 18 and 9 of the pockets 19 shown on the drawings. It is understood, however, that the number of these pockets may be varied as may be desired. Associated with each pocket 18 is playing indicia 20 which in this instance consists of the letter B.

indicia 21 which in this instance consists of the letter S. The letter B indicates a ball whereas the letter S indicates a strike.

A ball, marble, or other spherical projectile S22 is also associated with the game board and is adapted to be rolled by the persons playing the game. This ball is normally positioned in the pitchers box 15 in rear of a line 23 formed therein. This ball or projectile 22 is rolled toward the batter 7 and the object is to cause said ballto hit the hat or indicator 8, and thereby revolve the batter 7, whereby the bat or indicator 8 will finally occupy a position of rest and point to one of the numbers forming the playing The numbers 1 to 13 of the playing indicia cor responds to the rules of the game which are outlined as follows:

1. One-base hit.

2. 'lwo-base hit.

8. Three-base hit.

4:- Hmne r n.

The baseball diamond 5. Double play. Batter is out if no runners are on bases.

6. Fly out. If one man is out runner scores from third base. Men on first or second do not advance.

7. Out at first. Filders choice.

8. On base by error. All runners advance. Runner on third scores.

9. Fouled out. Runners do not advance.

10. Foul strike. This number three times puts batter out. If there are two strikes on batter this number puts batter out. Catcher caught third strike.

1].. Runner steals base or home base, ha't ter gets credit for a ball.

12. gate bunt. Runners advance. nor on third out trying to score.

Sacrifice hit. All runners adrance. ll no runner on base batter is out. Squeeze play runner scores from third unless it is the third out.

It will, of course, be understood that the above rules may be changed if desired as the above are n'ierely illustrative.

It will be noted that the lower end of the batter indicator 8 is positioned directly above the game board at a distance consi erably less than the diameter of the proj ertile 22 and consequently the projectile will not pass directly under the indicator but will engage the same and cause the batter 7 to be rotated.

We preferably provide the game board Runners hold bases.

R u nwith marginal side and end walls at and respectively. To this end we preferably mount the game board 5 within a position which includes the bottom 26, the side and end walls 2% and 25, and a removable closure 27, which we have indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The game board 5 is of a size to snugly lit within the side and end walls. The game board 5 is preferably supported above the bottom 26 through the medium of spacing locks 28. The batter 7 is revolubly mounted to swing about the vertical axis through the medium of a pivoted pin 29, which extends through the bottom 26, a filler block 30, the game board 5, and through the batter 7.

The game is usually played by two persons each person rolling the surface projectile 22 against the batter indicator 8, and moving the game pieces or dummy players around the baseball diamond in accordance with the rules 01" the game until three outs are obtained. The other person then takes his turn and operates the game in a similar manner. It will be noted that the projectile 22 is rolled by the hands ofeach perso n from a point in advance of the line "23in the pitchers box 15, and should the projectile miss the hat or indicator 8 and become deposited in one of. the pockets 18 91 19, the batter will be credited with a ball or strike depending in which pocket the projectile becomes seated.

While we have herein shown and described the preferred form of our invention, we desire it to be understood that numerous variations and alterations in the general construction and arrangements oi the parts thereof may be adopted from time to time as we may deem expedient and which will neither depart from the spirit of the invention nor the scope of the claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, are:

1. In a baseball ganiie, the combination with a game board, oi a baseball diamond upon said board including a home plate and a pitchers box, the latter being t iosed within the diamond, a plurality of oacnsive game pieces adapted to be movably positioned upon said diamond, a revolvable player mounted on said board adjacent the home plate to rotate about a vertical axis, said player being provided with a downwardly extending indicating arm adapted to have its free end travel over said home plate, a dial located on the board and arranged concentrically relative to said player, said dial including playing indicia for cooperation with the indicator to determine the mov ments and status of the game pieces, and an independent surface projectile operated from the pitchers box for striking the indicator to rotate the same about the dial.

2. In a baseball game, the combination with a game board, of a baseball diamond upon said board including a home plate and a pitchers box, the latter being din t-d within the diamond, a plurality of oil. game pieces adapted to be movably positioned upon said diamond, a revolvable player mounted on said board adjacent the home plate to rotate about a vertical axis, said player being provided with a downwardly extending indicating arm adapted to have its free end travel over said home plate, a dial located on the board and arranged concentrically relative to said player, said dial including playing indicia for cooperation with the indicator to determine the movements and status of the game pieces, an independent surface projectile operated from the pitchers box for striking the in'dica or to rotate the same about the dial, and a pinrality of pockets in sait game board located behind the home plate for receivingsaid ball and having playing indicia associated therewith.

In testimony whereofwe hereunto aiiirr our signatures.

" IQMORY A. ISABELIE. HARRY. J. NEWELL.

Ill

Images