Willie Mays playing stickball in NYC
Wikipedia - "Stickball is a street game related to baseball, usually formed as a pick-up game played in large cities in the Northeastern United States, especially New York City and Philadelphia. The equipment consists of a broom handle and a rubber ball, typically a spaldeen, pensy pinky, high bouncer or tennis ball. The rules come from baseball and are modified to fit the situation, for example, a manhole cover may be used as a base, or buildings for foul lines. The game is a variation of stick and ball games dating back to at least the 1750s. This game was widely popular among youths growing up from the 20th century until the 1980s."
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World Series Stickball of Fame
Streetplay - Introduction, Streetplay
East Harlem storefront celebrates city's stickball history with shrine to spaldeens and three-sewer smashes
Stickball in New York is a vanishing game
YouTube: New Yorkers Prove Stickball Isn't a Dying Sport - New York Post, Stickball, Robinson Cano takes to the streets of NYC for stickball
2010 July: Stoop ball, 2013 May: Spalding.
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