Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (2024)

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Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (1)

A little baseball with your food?Credit: Google

For the Fourth of July, Google wants you to play with your food.

The newest Google Doodle lets you play baseball, that classic American pastime, with a bunch of "characters" based on our nation's favorite foods. They include a hot dog ("H-Dog"), popcorn ("Power Pop"), and a corn on the cob ("Cobbra").

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Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (2)

Quite the lineup, at the ballpark or the barbecue.Credit: Google

You can play on desktop or on mobile. After a brief intro, you get to start swinging away with a random food character.

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Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (3)

Take me out to the Doooooooodle....Credit: Google

Follow the on-screen instructions and, well, play ball against a team of peanuts while trying not to get too hungry.

Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (4)

Big Pretzel EnergyCredit: Google

Here's what all the fun looks like on mobile, though the person who thinks of celery as a great American snack food clearly has a hidden agenda (unless, of course, we're talking in a Bloody Mary).

Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (5)

Celery swings for the fences.Credit: Google

And, for even further fun, here's a collection of initial character sketches shared by Google.

Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (6)

Enjoy the old school feel of these Doodle character sketches.Credit: Google

If you're going to while away the holiday on your phone, you might as well be smacking homers with a sirloin steak.

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (2024)

FAQs

What food is in the new July 4th Google Doodle? ›

Players include a hot dog, popcorn, ice cream and watermelon. All the characters have their own names, like "H-Dog," "Power Pop," and "Big Red." The instructions for the game are pretty straightforward. Click the baseball bat button as the ball flies towards your character.

How do you play baseball on Google Doodle? ›

Time your swings by clicking or tapping at the right moment to hit the ball. Aim for distance and accuracy to score home runs and earn points. Scoring: Your objective is to score as many runs as possible before accumulating three strikes.

What is a Google Doodle and what is today's Google Doodle all about? ›

Doodles are meant to surprise and delight people when they visit Google's homepage. They've often celebrated talented people, places, and culture.

What is the Boba Google Doodle for? ›

Google, on January 29, unveiled an interactive game on its homepage today which challenges users to make the perfect cup of bubble tea, as requested by “a crew of familiar Doodle characters.” Also known as boba tea or pearl milk tea, the drink from Taiwan has grown in popularity beyond its country of origin, to even ...

What is Google celebrating pizza? ›

Google is celebrating pizza today to honour the date - December 6, 2007 - when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the traditional dish of “pizzaiuolo” into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

What is the hardest Google Doodle game? ›

  • Tenacity.
  • Captain Reverso.
  • Black Hole Square.
  • Glitch Buster.
  • Taxi Drift.
  • Core Ball.
  • Spacebar Clicker.
  • Contact📩

What is the easiest Google Doodle game? ›

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Is Lucky a girl Google Doodle? ›

Lucky is the main character and is the character primarily used by the player. She is a challenger to the Champions, and has the physical ability to participate in a variety of sports. She is also shown to be helpful and considerate if the player chooses to embark on quests.

What is the nicest doodle? ›

Goldendoodle. One of the most popular Doodle breeds, Goldendoodles, is a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle. Coming from two intelligent breeds, Goldendoodles are highly intelligent and easily trainable. They are great companions for both adults and children due to their good temper and smart behavior.

What is the oldest Google Doodle? ›

Did you know that the first Google Doodle was created by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 to celebrate the Burning Man festival? Now they're one of the most notable ways to commemorate major events, holidays and people from around the world.

Who won Doodle for Google 2024? ›

Maisie Derlega from Washington, D.C. won the 2024 Doodle for Google contest with her artwork titled "Family Dinner." Her Doodle depicts friends and family gathered around a table sharing a meal, representing her wish to continue the tradition of Sunday dinners with her community.

How do I stop Google Doodles? ›

Can Google Doodles be blocked? Contrary to popular belief, yes — Google Doodles can be blocked. Simply change your Google Chrome theme to a colored theme and they're gone.

Can I get a Birthday gift from Google? ›

Will Google gift me on my birthday? Google doesn't give gifts, but it might show a birthday doodle on its homepage.

Why is Google Doodle called pizza? ›

Google Doodle Today India: Today's interactive Google Doodle celebrates one of the world's most popular dishes—Pizza! On this day in 2007, the culinary art of Neapolitan “Pizzaiuolo” was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Where is Momo in Google Doodle? ›

[SPOILERS] Doodle Champion Island Games - Momo appears as a talking NPC, she can be found in the final side-quest in a whirlpool located at the Archery Section.

Why is there no Christmas Google Doodle? ›

Google typically abstains from referencing or celebrating religious holidays specifically in Doodles, or in cases when they do, religious themes and iconography are avoided.

What is Google's most famous Doodle? ›

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