The Baseball Furies (gang)

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The Baseball Furies are a fictional gang from the 1979 cult film The Warriors. They also appeared in the 2005 video game The Warriors. They are sometimes referred to as The Furies and are one of the most feared gangs in New York City. Their turf is Riverside Park, the baseball fields in particular. Their leader is named Cobb (after Baseball legend Ty Cobb), and he is the most feared Furies member. The Baseball Furies' sworn rivals are The Jones Street Boys.

The Furies wear white pinstriped baseball outfits (which closely resemble Yankee uniforms), with their "Furies" logo embroidered on the back. Their Overlord, War Chief (deputy leader) and Lieutenants wear black pinstriped uniforms. They wield baseball bats and have various arrangements of "warpaint" (facial makeup). They are never heard to speak; this adds to their frightening presence and mysterious intentions, which all too soon become clear as they chase the Warriors through Riverside Park.

The Furies' Overlord is the black-clad, 6'5" Cobb. His weapon of choice is a set of two baseball bats duct-taped together. He wears an umpire's chest-plate, and his "warpaint" suggests the head of death (the Grim Reaper). However, Cobb only makes an appearance in the video game, but never the film.

They are an intimidating presence as they chase The Warriors through Riverside, but prove, just like every other gang that comes in to contact with the Warriors, that the desire to survive the night overrides the glory being sought from the bounty on the AWOL gangs heads. The Furies were created because of Walter Hill's love for baseball. In Greek mythology, the Furies were the embodiment of vengeance. In the video game, The Furies appear in levels 4 and 16.