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Bookmark or Share- Stickball (street game) - WikipediaStickball is a street game similar 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.
- Remembering... STICKBALL! - Tenement MuseumUpdated by Jamie Salen, 2020. Original post by Jonathan Pace, 2016. Millions of sports fans who come together each year to participate in America’s favorite pastime are left without their annual tradition of Opening Day. Explore the history of the gritter, neighborhood game of stickball!
- Stickball: How the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Play the Game Known ...Stickball has always been much more than a game to the Cherokee people. Though once this ancient sport served a judicial or diplomatic function by settling tribal disputes before they led to war, today it’s a living cultural tradition. Stickball games are regularly played across the Cherokee Nation.
- Streetplay.com: The Stickball Hall of FameThe Stickball Hall of Fame, physically located in the Museum of the City of New York, is brought to you virtually through Streetplay.com.
- Streetplay.com: Stickball BasicsBringing it back down to earth, there's 3 basic forms of stickball: fast pitching against a wall, bounce pitching (also known as "slow-pitch" or "pitching in") andfungo (the baseball term describing the act of hitting the ball yourself).
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