Baseball Champ

Baseball Champ, manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company in 1973, is an electromechanical (EM) baseball-themed pinball machine from a period when EM designs were increasingly being supplanted by solid-state technology. As one of the later baseball-themed EM machines produced, it offers a look at the format in its twilight years.

The gameplay features that set Baseball Champ apart include its seven hanging targets and four small plastic ramps with metal undersides, which add a challenging element to the player's experience. The targets require precise aiming, while the ramps provide a way to navigate the ball around the playfield.

Baseball Champ's design and artwork are characteristic of Chicago Coin's output during this era. While there is little known about the machine's designer or specific trivia surrounding its creation, its combination of target shooting and ramp navigation make it a notable example of Chicago Coin's baseball-themed pinball output from the early 1970s.