De Luxe Official Baseball

The De Luxe Official Baseball pinball machine, manufactured by Williams in February 1960, is a two-player, electro-mechanical baseball-themed game with a distinctive mechanical backbox animation. This is the replay version (with a match feature) of Williams' Official Baseball line.

Gameplay-wise, De Luxe Official Baseball is built around its "Bat Game" mechanic, where players use a bat mechanism rather than traditional flippers to strike the ball, paired with backbox animation that brings the baseball theme to life as the game progresses. This design set it apart from standard flipper pinball games of the period.

The cabinet measures 56 inches long and 25 1/2 inches wide, sized typically for EM machines of the era, and its baseball theme and artwork evoke America's national pastime. While detailed design records are scarce, De Luxe Official Baseball remains a notable example of Williams' sports-themed EM output from the early 1960s.