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When played on the streets of New York, manhole covers were used as home plate and second base, with parked cars or lamp posts completing the diamond. Fielders handled the ball's crazy caroms off cars and the walls of the apartment buildings were the foul lines. If the ball hit them it was foul. Spectators watched from stoops, balconies or fire escapes, and the only break in the action came when the lookout shouted, "Car!"
In those days, all the kids played stickball. Modeled after America's national pastime, stickball was a Brooklyn neighborhood tradition, with players using a ball called the "Spaldeen" (Spalding in New Yawk tawk). The best balls were brand new and didn't yield too easily to pinching and squeezing. A new Spaldeen thrown hard against the asphalt street could bounce 35 or 40 feet into the air.
Luckily for civilization, you can now play the game with a precision-crafted solid wood bat featuring a competition-wrapped grip etched with Spalding logo and signature. The set includes two authentic High-Bounce "Spaldeens." Of course, playing the game is the best way to keep the stickball tradition alive.
Free! Official Stickball Rulebook.
