Punchball

[15] Punchball's popularity derived partially from the fact that it carried less risk of losing the ball or breaking windows than a standard game of baseball, and that it could be played with fewer people.

[16] Baseball Hall of Famers Nick Hoffman,[17] Sandy Koufax,[18][19] and Yogi Berra[20] played it growing up, as did sports team owner Jerry Reinsdorf,[21] Senator Bernie Sanders,[22] and former US Secretary of State and general Colin Powell.

"[25] It was also a pastime of football announcer Al Michaels, who often played with former Chicago Bears quarterback Sid Luckman.

[11] In slapball, as Roger Kahn and Robert Mayer describe it, the game was played in a triangular field with only three bases.

[31] In season 10, episode 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David states that he played punchball after grieving the death of his pet turtle.