1937 Rockola World Series Baseball Arcade Game - part 2

This is a rare game that is highly sought after by arcade game collectors. The game is mostly mechanical. Electricity runs a motor that turns a large flywheel. The flywheel serves several purposes, all of which are explained in this two-part video series. Keeping track of hits, runs, strikes, balls, and outs, is all done mechanically by gravity and the steel balls that the pitcher throws. Famous ball players from 1937 are among the line-up, including Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggioo, and Dizzy Dean.

[@jeffscharpf]

People were so much smarter back then. This is incredible. Thanks for posting!

[@Pickleleen]

I LOVE your videos! I have been watching for hours. These machines are amazing, I am impressed with your knowledge and patience. Thanks so much for entertaining and informing me.

[@braxton548]

AWESOME

[@justinmontgomery1084]

I used to play these games at the penny arcade at Disney back in its Hayday when I was a kid, they also had these games later in the year in parts of Wisconsin road side attractions... Thanks for posting

[@AVOIDAVOIDVOID]

Very nice

[@tarstarkusz]

Thank you for the video. It is fascinating. That machine is great piece of American history!

[@yubertuber1]

Best YT vids ever! Thank you so much for taking all the time it took to make this and post it. This game is an absolute marvel and gem! How the heck they figured that all out and put it together is beyond words! This is 1935, 6 and 7 here. that's probably when they were working on this thing to bring it to market. Just amazing. Thumbs up and thanks again!

[@scooter19549]

Thanks so much.I know they are much sought after,and know I know why.

[@sgit1]

Amazing!!

[@inter_1097]

this is awesome.

[@PinBallReviewerRepairs]

Wow thank you for doing a full ins and outs of this very well made and genius way of scoring things.
It reminds me of the marble mazes I used to make only much more involved.

[@Marcus7491]

Thank you for the magnificent discussion of the machine. How do i service it? Are there oil or grease points? Thank you.

[@Marcus7491]

Somehow the balls are jammed and the machine runs but no balls.

[@johnm4669]

0:21 - 8:57 - 8:58 - 8:59 - 9:00 - 1:59 - 2:00 - 2:26

[@keinert]

Yep, my mistake. After watching both videos, it will be apparent which is correct.

[@1983parrothead]

Compare 5:08 to 7:03.
First you said the left arm means it's a strike, but you later said it means it's a ball.

[@tarstarkusz]

The fouls cause an out? Shouldn't it only cause a strike?

[@keinert]

Foul balls are a strike, but 3 strikes is an out. They did not devise a way for fouls to keep accumulating

[@tarstarkusz]

Thanks. I was looking at the upper troughs and I couldn't tell if they were all going in the same hole.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

It's all good, until the benches empty and the men end up laid out all over the field.

[@jonnygulmatico9472]

Why is there grease in the motor?

[@keinert]

where did you see that? What time on the video ?

[@jonnygulmatico9472]

It was on 11:10.

[@keinert]

that's not the motor, it's a worm gear speed reducer. Like the "differential" in a rear wheel drive car, it has heavyweight gear oil in it.