1. a street game similar to baseball played with a stick and a rubber ball

Examples

• The kids played stickball in the alley behind their apartment building.
• Stickball was a popular game in New York City neighborhoods during the 1950s.
• He used a broomstick and a pink rubber ball for their stickball game.
• The fire hydrant served as home plate in their stickball match.
• Many urban children learned to play stickball before they ever saw a real baseball diamond.
• The stickball tournament brought together teams from different neighborhoods.