# Playball / Home Run

"Playball" and "Home Run" are baseball-themed electro-mechanical pinball machines produced by D. Gottlieb & Co. in 1971. "Playball," the replay version released in April, features two flippers, three pop bumpers, and vari-targets, and was the first Gottlieb game to use 3-inch flipper bats, with 3,076 units made. "Home Run," released in May as the add-a-ball version, shares a similar layout but focuses on awarding extra balls.

## Manufacturer
[D. Gottlieb & Co.](/manufacturers/d-gottlieb--co)

## Production
1971

## Design team
- Design: [Ed Krynski](/people/ed-krynski)
- Art: [Gordon Morison](/people/gordon-morison)

## Related
- [Bronco / Mustang](/games/pinball/bronco-mustang)
- [Foto Finish](/games/pinball/foto-finish)
- [Rock](/games/pinball/rock)
- [Touchdown](/games/pinball/touchdown)
- [Centigrade 37](/games/pinball/centigrade-37)
- [Totem](/games/pinball/totem)
- [Torch](/games/pinball/torch)
- [Genie](/games/pinball/genie)

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