World's Series

World's Series was an electro-mechanical pinball machine released by D. Gottlieb & Co. during the golden age of baseball-themed pinball games in the early 1970s. The machine captured the excitement of America's favorite pastime during an era when baseball truly dominated the sporting landscape and pinball was a major form of entertainment in arcades and taverns across the country.

The playfield design featured classic baseball imagery including diamonds, batting figures, and stadium elements. Like many EM games of its era, World's Series utilized mechanical scoring reels and chimes, with gameplay mechanics that simulated various baseball scenarios. Players could achieve runs through specific shot combinations, with multi-ball play being a rare feature for machines of this vintage.

The timing of this machine's release coincided with a period of significant growth in Major League Baseball, following the 1969 expansion and reorganization into divisions. This connection to contemporary baseball helped drive the machine's appeal in locations across America. The artwork and theme capitalized on baseball's widespread popularity while incorporating the distinctive artistic style characteristic of early 1970s pinball aesthetics.

While production numbers aren't definitively known, World's Series represents an important example of how pinball manufacturers frequently leveraged popular sports themes to attract players. The machine helped establish many of the baseball-themed pinball concepts that would later be refined in solid-state games of the 1980s and beyond.