A slot machine uses a sports theme, such as a baseball theme. Each spin of the slot reels represents an individual at-bat and a series of spins represent a full baseball season. Each successful at-bat by the player, such as a single, double, triple or home run, will be awarded with a payout, with higher payouts provided for runs batted in and special additional payouts will be awarded for home runs depending on the distance of the home run. Statistics are also accumulated over the course of a baseball season which is a series of spins of the reels. The player is awarded with special payouts based on his accumulated batting average, double, triples, home runs and runs batted in over the course of a full season. The player may restart the accumulated season totals at any time if he is dissatisfied with the accrued totals that he has achieved.