Moundball

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Moundball is a side-betting game typically played by spectators sitting in the bleachers at Major League Baseball games. [1] [2] [3] It is often played to pass the time during slow games. [4] At the start of the game, each player places their ante into a plastic cup or hat; the kitty is then passed to the next person at each half inning. [1] [5] The game is turn-based, with the goal of having the ball remain on the mound at the end of a player's half-inning turn, in order to win and collect all the money in the kitty. [1] [2]

Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs conduct a sweepstakes during every home game at Wrigley Field. Only season ticket holders are eligible to participate. In between the third and fourth inning of every Chicago Cubs home game, the home plate umpire rolls a baseball toward the pitching mound. If the baseball stays within the dirt of the pitcher’s mound, the potential winner, selected prior to the beginning of the game, will be contacted. If the baseball rolls from the mound to the grass, the prize money of $1,000 will be added to the winnings for the next Chicago Cubs home game. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ahuja, Jay (2001). Fields of Dreams: A guide to visiting and enjoying all 30 major league ballparks. Citadel Press. p. 107. ISBN   9780806521930.
  2. 1 2 Frawley, Jana (August 4, 2019). "I'M GAME IF YOU ARE". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. ProQuest   2268175134 . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Otto, Steve (April 6, 1998). "Miss Lillian, moundball and peanuts". Tampa Tribune . ProQuest   271016999 . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kirkland, Brad (1998). Jockularity: Lower level of thought: The sports cartoons of Brad Kirkland. Lenexa, Kansas: Addax Pub. Group. pp. 118–119.
  5. ↑ DeLapp, John (October 21, 1997). "The art of moundball is no place for silly games and politics". The Galveston Daily News. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "CHICAGO CUBS MOUNDBALL SWEEPSTAKES". MLB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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