Our Mission
At Ballpark Classics, we're committed to building high-quality, interactive, entertaining products that are fun to play and great to display. Ballpark Classics is a hands-on tactile experience that has an amazing combination of skill and strategy that works for all ages.
People gather to play our games and make great connections time and time again. By helping to start conversations and foster relationships with our low-tech game, we make a positive difference in people’s lives. Ballpark Classics has been designed, engineered, and manufactured In the United States to exacting standards. It is the culmination of tens of thousands of hours of research, engineering, and product development. But more than that, it is the story of a childhood dream come true.
Field of Dreams
Doug, our inventor and founder, grew up a Cincinnati Reds fan in a small farming community in Ohio. His love of baseball was instilled at an early age by his Mom and Dad who are fans of the Big Red Machine. Every summer during the first week of August, the Auglaize County fairgrounds came alive with rides, midway games, and the penny arcade.
The Fair's arcade had a thick sawdust floor and was packed with all kinds of games. There was a fortune telling machine, a passion meter, and row after row of pinball machines. Asteroids, Space Invaders, and Pac Man were still more than a decade away. His favorite was a baseball game called “Major League” where a big steel ball emerged from under a metal flap and was hit with a flipper. This game devoured allowances and paper route proceeds at an alarming rate. Saddened when the Fair packed up and headed out of town, the idea for Ballpark Classics was born.
A Game of Our Own
So in 1977 at the age of 15, Doug set out to create his own game. Here's a photo of Doug from that time period on a Pony League All-Star team. That's him--bottom row, second from the left--sporting the bell bottom jeans. Since then, Doug got busy growing up, but he never gave up on the dream. It wasn't until years later that Doug decided to revive the concept of that game and build a more sophisticated version, while keeping it ingeniously simple. His dedication to quality and playability has resulted in amazing enhancements that have made the game what it is today.
Today's Products
We manufacture Ballpark Classics in the heartland of America using top quality wood, steel, and strong, safe plastics. Our new MLB-licensed and U.S. patented products continue the tradition of innovation, providing quality without compromise. Ballpark Classics is truly a childhood dream come true, and we want to share it with you. We know it will become a favorite game and your very own Field of Dreams. That’s why we say, “Our Fields. Your Dreams.”
But please don't take our word for it. Ask on Facebook, read our reviews, and buy our product to see for yourself. We stand behind it 100% and warrant it against defects and material failures. For normal wear and tear, replacement parts are always available. At a time when we're all being pulled in so many directions, Ballpark Classics is a great way to bring family and friends together to play ball!
