Known as "The Pitcher's Battle," this tabletop pinball game was endorsed by Detroit Tigers pitcher Tommy Bridges, and produced by Robert G. Kollmorgen in 1935. They were sold at the J.L. Hudson department store in Detroit, perhaps exclusively. Bridges was the Tigers' ace between the Depression and WWII. A three-time 20-game winner, he helped the Tigers to four pennants and two World Series crowns. Known  for his slight build and his devastating curve ball, manager Mickey Cochrane called him 150 pounds of guts. As for the game that bears his name, this comes from Kollmorgen's obituary — he died in 2008 at 95. "Ten thousand game boards were sold at J. L. Hudson’s in Detroit. He obtained five additional contracts from other baseball stars of the era to produce other game boards. Due to World War II, materials became unavailable and no more game boards were produced."