1977 Gottlieb's "Big Hit" Nice condition baseball themed pinball machine featuring 4 flippers and 10 drop targets. Nice original backglass, beautiful original cabinet, excellent original playfield with everything rebuilt.
Wonderful baseball graphics everywhere you look. Highlights of 1977 baseball season in Game Six of the World Series, Reggie Jackson becomes "Mr. October". His three home runs in three swings lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4, Series-clinching victory. Jackson is named Series MVP. Other award winners from 1977 the year Big Hit was new:
- Most Valuable Player
- Rod Carew (AL)
- George Foster (NL)
- Cy Young Award
- Sparky Lyle (AL)
- Steve Carlton (NL)
- Rookie of the Year
- Eddie Murray (AL)
- Andre Dawson (NL)
- Cool features on "Big Hit":
- Ball launches up from between the flippers to start the game.
- 10 resetting drop targets that award singles doubles and triples .
- Rollovers light for men on base
- Four ways to win free games total score, runs scored specials and end of game match.
Four rebuilt flippers Two rebuilt Pop bumpers Dependable late 1970's pinball/baseball action for your sports themed gameroom. Big Hit was the very last in a long successful run of Gottlieb's very popular Baseball themed electromechanical pinball machines. Gottlieb's baseball tradition dates back to the preflipper 1936 "Sunshine Baseball"
1952 "Hit & Run" 1953 "Grand Slam" 1955 "Sluggin Champ" in the 1970's another "Grand Slam" "Extra Inning" "Playball" "Homerun" culminating with this 1977 "Big Hit".
"Big Hit" was the last baseball themed wedgehead from the premier manufacture of this vintage of pinball machines. In our opinion the best one they ever made and the end of an era. Fun filled Sport themed pinball machine perfect for your gameroom. Freshly restored (Feb 2009) don't wait or Big Hit will be a big hit in someone else's game room.
Long term low cost service contract local to us in the Greater Philadelphia area is available on Big Hit. Don't wait as we can't restore these drop target games fast enough to keep up with the tremendous demand for quality restored pinball machines from the 1970's.
Safe fully insured shipping runs $400 just about anywhere in the USA.
Price $2995 (sold upper Michigan) Any questions
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