Super Home Run

Super Home Run, manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company in March 1954, is a distinctive electro-mechanical baseball-themed pinball for up to six players. Its sports theme, centered around baseball, sets it apart as a "bat game" specialty, requiring players to physically bat the ball airborne into the bleachers for scoring rather than relying on flippers.

Gameplay on Super Home Run is marked by its ramp system -- three unpainted metal ramps -- and its batting mechanism. Players take turns attempting to hit the ball airborne into the bleachers for scoring, with three outs per inning. Operators have the option of one, two, or three innings per game, adding a layer of strategy to the gameplay. When two or more players are competing, each stays at bat until they accumulate three outs, at which point the backglass illuminates "Next Batter Up." The machine's batter handle is designed to accommodate both right-handed and left-handed players.

The backglass features light animation depicting players running the bases, adding visual interest to the baseball theme. The game also includes a match feature, common on machines of this period, to encourage repeat play. As a distinctive "bat game" from Chicago Coin, Super Home Run remains an interesting piece for pinball historians and collectors interested in the variety of specialty formats that existed alongside more conventional flipper pinball machines during the 1950s.