Category Archives: Spaldeen games
We played a game called…
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We played a game called Box Baseball. You would play with another person between 3 boxes. Someone would dig their fingers into the “pinkie” or spaldeen and throw it into the box in front of you. You then would slap it into the box in fron of you opponent. If he caught it, you’re out. If it bounced once, a sindle 2 bounces, a double, etc. Great game to play anywhere there was concrete sidewalks. Anybody remember this game?
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We played a game called Box Baseball. You would play with another person between 3 boxes. Someone would dig their fingers into the “pinkie” or spaldeen and throw it into the box in front of you. You then would slap it into the box in front of your opponent. If he caught it, you’re out. If it bounced once, a sindle 2 bounces, a double, etc. Great game to play anywhere there was concrete sidewalks. Anybody remember this game?
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We used to Play in Hackensack…
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We used to Play in Hackensack New Jersey Either Full teams of over 6 players both sides or one on one in underground lot stickball which i am almost positive was invented by us over 25 years ago! Anyway when we played on the street, we only played fast pitch, we had a catcher and one of the fathers would be an ump. The only home run was about 2.5 sewers, the end of the block. We used only Street Hockey balls if anyone familiar with them knows, they have no bounce whatsoever. bases were two telephone poles and the first sewer, a sewer was home plate. The underground parking version was totally different, one on one but with multiple teams, meaning that 4 people would be four teams, you only got one out, the rules would take forever to write out, but if anyone is interested i am more than willing to share! We actually kep records, ERA’s, Home runs, etc… we would play every single day, when it rained… underground! when it was nice, outside! When the street was crowded we hit the parking lot! jim That is the only thing i can say i truly miss doing from my youth I would love to find a stickball league!
I grew up in Flatbush during…
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I grew up in Flatbush during the sixties ans early 70’s, and hung out on East 17th Street, between Foster & Newkirk. Anyone out their remember the great stick ball games played? We also engraved a Skelly court into the tar one hot summer day. It stayed their for quite some time. During the day, Harry the ice cream man would come by, and we would take a break to grab one of our favorites. Those were the good old days. I now live in NJ, and no one hear has heard of the game Skelly.
IN THE EARLY 50’S WE PLAYED…
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IN THE EARLY 50’S WE PLAYED STICKBALL AT BORO HALL IN THE BRONX, JUST OFF TREMONT AND THIRD AVES. I WAS CALLED RED… PLAYED WITH BLACKY, EDDIE LITTLE, KING LOUIE, FATS AND SEVERAL MORE WHO’S NAMES I CAN NOT RECALL. WE WERE CALLED THE CBC’S, BOUGHT JACKETS, HAD AN OLD LINCOLN AND TRAVELED AROUND PLAYING ANYONE FOR MONEY WE COULD FIND. WE WERE GOOD, MADE MORE MONEY ON A WEEKEND THAN OUR FATHERS MADE ALL WEEK. PLAYED FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT. WE USE TO CLIMB UP THE FIRE ESCAPES TO GET INTO THE BORO HALL IN ORDER TO GET TO THE ROOF TO RETRIVE OUR BALLS. DAYS OF OLD.. DAYS WE WILL NEVER FORGET…ANYBODY STILL AROUND FROM THOSE DAYS??
In Fairview in Jersey in…
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In Fairview in Jersey in the 40-50s we played stickball any where there was a stick and a ball. The street, using cars as bases, a manhole cover for home plate, a board or a brick for a base if nothing was where it needed to be. It was mainly a boys game, but if enough boys didn’t show up, and we were feeling particularly benevelent, we would let girls play – but only until a boy showed up understand. Then at school we had a playground which was hemmed in by the three story school and two tall apartment buildings, It was all blacktop and we drew bases woith chalk on the surface. Because of the space limitations we used a short bat about 12 inches long, but even then the jocks could put it on the school roof some times. We mere mortals would stand in awe at those who could do that. The ball was pitched on one bounce and it could have any kind of english on it. You never knew which way it was going to fly after it bounced, unless you knew the pitchers style well enough then you could second guess him. While the game was going on there were kids playing ring a leeio and tag and jumping rope and just raising hell as kids at recess do every where. Sheer bedlam. But good times. RAY RILEY
Started playing stickball…
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Started playing stickball in the 30’s in Spanish Harlem. In the 40’s I moved to the Bronx. Played with the Jackson Knights. In them days we had some great teams in the Bronx. Such as the Dukes from Wales Ave, Lucky Sevens from Macy PL, The Boas from Tiffany St. plus some other that I don’t remember there names. We played hitting by ourself. When we played in Manhattan we played pitching in. Today in Florida we have a yearly oldtimers weekend at Stickball Blvd in Miami. Our oldest player is 76 years old. Our next tournament is April 29th to the 30th, 2000. Regards, Bennie from Florida Oldtimers Stickball
Don, that was beuatiful,…
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Don, that was beuatiful, man. I think you win the Streetplay.com award for “longest story by a Canadian” ;)! Are you still in Toronto? I’ll send ya a Spaldeen–you find the sidestreet and the broomstick–and your kids can give it a whack. Remember, we aren’t responsible for broken windows or your neighbors complaining about the sound of kids having fun! BTW, we played your “ball hockey” in NYC; we called it street hockey. I recall them actually selling a fluorescent orange ball in the sporting goods store for this purpose. I also remember taping up my stick with that old-fashioned black-fabric electric tape, and coming home with most of the adhesive on the palms of my hands. Hockey was never the biggest thing in NYC though… when the local team is the Rangers, you have to wait decades before they win the Stanley Cup, and it just doesn’t inspire you. -Hugh McNally hmcnally [at] streetplay [dot] com