Big Inning

Big Inning, manufactured by Bally Manufacturing Corporation, is a two-player electro-mechanical baseball-themed pinball machine (model 593) classified as a 'Bat Game.' Like other novelty baseball machines of its generation, it is built around a pitch-and-bat mechanic rather than flipper-based shot-making.

As a Bat Game, Big Inning most likely used cabinet-front knobs or buttons to let players pitch and swing, in the tradition of similar Bally and Williams baseball titles from the late 1940s. Scoring would have centered on hits, outs, and innings rather than target shots.

Detailed documentation of Big Inning's specific gameplay mechanics, designer, and artwork was not available in the source records, which is common for games of this era. Its baseball theme and Bat Game classification place it among a wave of sports-themed novelty pinballs that Bally and its competitors produced in the years following World War II.