List of Baseball Movies....Americas Greatest Pastime from Movies Galore
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- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert RedfordRobert DuvallGlenn CloseA middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.Perhaps the best pure film on the list. With a classic script. Hollywood ending and a top shelf performance by Robert Redford as the unforgettable Roy Hobbs
- DirectorDavid S. WardStarsTom BerengerCharlie SheenCorbin BernsenThe new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.Definitely my favorite baseball film to watch. It was hard to choose between Major League and The Natural. But what Major League lacks in classical film style it more then makes up for in screwball comedy as well as fantastic performances by the cast. Many MLB players have said this is by far the most realistic baseball movie regardless if it is a comedy or not
- DirectorSam WoodStarsGary CooperTeresa WrightBabe RuthThe story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.A classic story of Gary Cooper starring as Lou Gehrig
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay LiottaIowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.A heart warming baseball movie about a farmer who builds a baseball field. Everything about this movie is what makes people love baseball
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsKevin CostnerSusan SarandonTim RobbinsA fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.An excellent tour of the life the minor leagues with a veteran catcher and a hotshot minor league pitcher !!!
- DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsTom GuiryMike VitarArt LaFleurIn the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.Baseball in its purist form in this family comedy about kids playing sandlot ball
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJohn CusackClifton JamesJace AlexanderA dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.a true classic in this story of the Chicago White Sox scandal
- DirectorBilly CrystalStarsBarry PepperThomas JaneAnthony Michael HallRoger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.An excellent HBO movie following Maris and Mantle through the summer of 1961 when Maris breaks Babe Ruth's single season home run record
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksGeena DavisLori PettyTwo sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.Regardless if its girls or guys this movie is tops on many lists of baseball films. Great story....Memorable cast and Tom Hanks is great in this movie about the girls baseball league
- DirectorJohn D. HancockStarsMichael MoriartyRobert De NiroVincent GardeniaThe story of the friendship between a worldly-wise star pitcher and a half-wit catcher as they cope with the catcher's terminal illness through a baseball season.A very underrated film starring Robbert Deniro and Mike Moriarty as a star pitcher in this excellent baseball movie
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsRay MillandJean PetersPaul DouglasA scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.A classic must see movie !!!
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsWalter MatthauTatum O'NealVic MorrowAn aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.A hilarious classic about a hopeless group of little league players led by a grumpy coach
- DirectorGeorge AbbottStanley DonenStarsTab HunterGwen VerdonRay WalstonA frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsKevin CostnerKelly PrestonJohn C. ReillyAfter 19 years of playing the game he's loved his whole life, Detroit Tigers pitcher Billy Chapel has to decide if he's going to risk everything and put everything out there.Another great Costner film about a pitcher thinking of his life triumphs and mistakes while pitching a Perfect Game
- DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsDennis QuaidJD EvermoreRachel GriffithsA Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.One of the best baseball movies about a guy who wants one last crack at the majors
- DirectorJean YarbroughStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloAlan CurtisWhen their captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers, stage show star Abbott and his bumbling sidekick Costello must put things right.By far one of the funniest films. Still funny to this date in this baseball satire film starring Abbot and Costello
- DirectorDaniel SternStarsThomas Ian NicholasGary BuseyAlbert HallWhen an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.A light hearted family comedy about a kid who becomes a major league pitcher
- DirectorDavid S. WardStarsCharlie SheenTom BerengerCorbin BernsenThe Indians are now a World Series contender. But last year's hunger is now replaced with complacency, and bad decisions by the new owner threaten to tear the team apart.Not quite the original but still a pretty decent baseball comedy !!!
- DirectorGeorge RoyStarsMickey MantleMaury AllenMel AllenDocumentary profiling the life and career of Mickey Mantle. Includes interviews with former teammates, family, and celebrities.One of the best if not saddest documentaries about the life and times of Yankee star Mickey Mantle
- DirectorTony ScottStarsRobert De NiroWesley SnipesEllen BarkinAn all star baseball player becomes the unhealthy focus of a down on his luck salesman.A darker side of the game is shown when an obsessed fan goes to far in this underrated film
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsFrank SinatraEsther WilliamsGene KellyTwo turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.Frank Sinatra stars in this classic baseball musical
- DirectorJames OrrStarsJim BelushiLinda HamiltonMichael CaineUnhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could have been like if he had made that winning home run as a teenager.A very good movie about a guy who reminisces on how his life would have turned out had he got that big hit in little league !!!
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsTom SelleckKen TakakuraAya TakanashiJack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.A pretty funny 90's take on the other side of baseball played in Japan
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsPaul DouglasJanet LeighKeenan WynnThe Pittsburgh Pirates' brash and abusive manager receives the help of an angel to win games and become a better person in the process.The original angels in the outfield
- DirectorHarmon JonesStarsDan DaileyAnne BancroftBilly ChapinFormer ballplayer Larry Cooper secretly and unofficially manages a struggling major league club, the Bisons, through his nine year old son, Christie, who is a bat-boy for the team.
- DirectorWilliam DearStarsDanny GloverBrenda FrickerTony DanzaWhen a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.A Disney remake of the original
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsJoe E. BrownOlivia de HavillandRuth DonnellyIdiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.A little known screwball comedy about a ball player who can not stop making excuses !!! Pretty funny for its time
- StarsBuzzie BavasiPat CooperMel DurslagThe Brooklyn Dodgers, from Jackie Robinson's breaking baseball's color barrier to their move to Los Angeles, a dozen years later. The Dodgers epitomize the diverse working-class, in contrast with the white uptown Yankees, and come oh-so-close to winning the World Series before it finally happens in 1955. By then, Ebbets Field is crumbling, ticket sales are off, fans have moved to the suburbs, and Robert Moses is blocking Walter O'Malley's plan to build a stadium at the terminus of the Long Island Railroad. When Los Angeles makes O'Malley an offer he can't refuse, an era comes to an end: in 1958 the Dodgers and cross-town-rival Giants go West, leaving the ghosts of Flatbush.A great look at this Hbo Doc about the Brooklyn Dodgers
- DirectorAdell AldrichStarsGary ColemanRobert GuillaumeGary CollinsJackie Robinson "J.R." Cooper is a kid who loves baseball, and also the son of a former major leaguer now down on his luck (and now a vendor working the stands at games).
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsJoe E. BrownPatricia EllisFrank McHughCountry bumpkin Elmer Kane joins the Chicago Cubs as the greatest hitter in baseball. His skill with a bat takes the team to the World Series, but on the way to the championship he has to deal with gamblers and crooked pitchers.A Chicago Cub rookie with an ego in this under the radar baseball movie
- DirectorHarmon JonesStarsDan DaileyJoanne DruRichard HyltonThe story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.A story about the early life of Dizzy Dean !!
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJoe E. BrownEvalyn KnappLilian BondJoe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small home town. He gets an offer to play in a big team, he hopes to get more money for his inventions. But he is invited to present his invention to a fire-extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to play. Will he be able to show the effectiveness of his invention and win the game ?
- DirectorWalter HillStarsRichard PryorJohn CandyLonette McKeeA minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.a classic comedy with John Candy and Richard Pryor as a minor league pitcher !!!
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsRay MillandJan SterlingGene LockhartRich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them that Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiancée Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.
- DirectorWalter DonigerStarsMickey MantleRoger MarisWilliam FrawleyLegendary Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle stars with his Yankee teammate Roger Maris in this good-natured story of dreams that really do come true.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsBilly Dee WilliamsJames Earl JonesRichard PryorIn the late 1930s during racial segregation, a star of the Negro League Baseball, Bingo Long, leaves his team and convinces other stars of the league to join him as free agent players touring the towns of the Midwest.
- DirectorMichael PressmanStarsWilliam DevaneJackie Earle HaleyClifton JamesA troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.does not capture the spark as the original yet not entirely a bad movie
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsBilly Bob ThorntonGreg KinnearMarcia Gay HardenA grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.Not nearly as good as the original
- DirectorJohn BerryStarsTony CurtisJackie Earle HaleyTomisaburô WakayamaA small-time hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best Little League baseball team, sparking off a series of adventures and mishaps.
- DirectorLloyd KaufmanStarsJim HarrisJennifer HetrickRichard GitlinA male softball team is challenged by a female softball team to see who is best.
- DirectorRichard MichaelsStarsHarry HamlinMimi RogersKenneth McMillanA hard-hitting, fast, sure-handed baseball player tries to break into the sport by applying for a spot on a major-league-league team. The only problem is that the player is female, which engenders resistance and resentment among many players and officials.
- DirectorAlan ShapiroStarsLindsay BarrDave BokasChris BremerAlex and his father are Detroit Tigers Fans. The team is not doing well and Alex's favorite player "Billy Young" isn't either. The team's and Billy's luck turn around after Alex experiences a tragedy that hits close to home.
- DirectorMartin DavidsonStarsWilliam PetersenVirginia MadsenDermot MulroneyStory of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league championship amidst the corruption and racism of the American south.A HBO made for cable movie about a team lead by William Peterson the hard drinking hard playing ballplayer . Many baseball cliches in this forgotten movie !!
- DirectorNeil LeiferStarsRaul JuliaBeverly D'AngeloJenny LewisA baseball-loving small girl decides to hook up her favorite down-on-his-luck baseball player and her mom, a down-on-her-luck lounge singer. Then her controlling rich granddad tries to force her mother to send the girl to live with him.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsJamie Lee CurtisGregory PeckDean AlexanderA little league player named Chuck refuses to ever pitch again until nuclear weapons are disarmed. Basketball star "Amazing Grace" Smith follows the boy's example, and starts a trend.
- DirectorSteven KampmannWilliam PorterStarsMark HarmonJodie FosterBlair BrownEx-baseball player Billy comes home to receive his childhood darling's ashes.This melodramatic movie starring Mark Harmon and Jodie Foster
- DirectorRobin B. ArmstrongStarsWilliam RussGlenn PlummerNoble WillinghamPastime is a story of an aging, white pitcher on a minor league baseball team who takes a young, talented, black pitcher under his wing in 1957.A good cable style baseball movie about the friendship of a veteran player and a young up and comer
- DirectorPeter MastersonStarsRoy ScheiderKaren YoungLane SmithA Texas police detective ties pitcher's strikes to a serial throat slasher.
- DirectorRobert M. YoungStarsEdward James OlmosLorraine BraccoJohn E. ColemanVirgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching arm no one has seen the like of.
- DirectorAndrew ScheinmanStarsLuke EdwardsTimothy BusfieldJohn AshtonA young boy is bequeathed the ownership of a professional baseball team.A decent film with a great premiss. What if a kid ran a baseball team ?
- DirectorBurt ReynoldsStarsBurt ReynoldsReba McEntireKauwela AcocellaAfter taking a job managing a little league team, a homeless man inspires the kids to reach for it all and they inspire him to reclaim his life.Burt Reynolds in this forgettable made for tv movie
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsAlbert BrooksBrendan FraserDianne WiestThe story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player.a better then expected film about a down and out scout who finds a gem of a ballplayer
- DirectorDan GuntzelmanStarsEdward AsnerPatrick DuffyCameron FinleyAn eleven-year-old boy finds a way of overcoming life's obstacles with the help of a grumpy coach who aids him in having the best summer of his life.A goofy made for Television baseball movie
- DirectorMichael WranovicsStarsMarty AppelBarry BondsPatrick HayashiThe absurd true story of the legal battle over the "Million-Dollar Baseball." Barry Bonds' record setting 73rd home run ball sparks a melee in the stands at Pac Bell Park in San Francisco. One guy caught the ball, another guy ended up with it. Who is the rightful owner? The lawyers can't agree; the fans can't agree; even the wisened professors of property law can't agree. This is a story documenting the hilarious lengths to which someone will go for a baseball, and the few fans that will put their lives on hold for years, staking everything on one judge's decision.A pretty good documentary about the quest for the Barry Bonds ball
- DirectorDavid ZuckerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneDian BacharTwo childhood friends are pro athletes of a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team.
- DirectorTommy Lee WallaceStarsJoe MantegnaNatalya NegodaMichael LernerTo teach a team of Russian wanna-be baseball players the finer points of the all-American game is no easy task, but for a grudgingly resentful, recently fired baseball manager from the States, the task is formidable. In fact, there are many times when he considers chucking the whole thing and going back home and forgetting baseball entirely. But he perseveres... to the point where he finally believes that his players may be good enough to represent the Soviet Union in the upcoming Olympics in America. However, performing in this Country under such pressures not only shows these Russian players something about themselves, it also makes their American manager aware of something rather special about himself, as well.
- DirectorColin BradyChristopher ReeveDaniel St. PierreStarsJake T. AustinBrian DennehyWhoopi GoldbergA boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.A great animated feature about a boys love for the great american pastime
- DirectorEun LeeStarsChang Jung LimKo So-youngCha Seung-wonThe classic love story between the famous actress and the plain ordinary man.
- 1997–20231h 27mTV-PG4.9 (584)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert KingStarsPatrick WarburtonBritt IrvinKurt FullerA group of angels try to help a baseball team win a championship game, while at the same time helping to reunite the pitcher's family.
- DirectorBrian RobbinsStarsKeanu ReevesDiane LaneJohn HawkesA gambling addict and ticket scalper living an aimless life reluctantly agrees to coach a Little League team from the Chicago projects as part of a loan agreement.
- DirectorMichael TollinStarsFreddie Prinze Jr.Jessica BielFred WardA rich girl whose family summers on Cape Cod has a romance with a local poor boy who hopes to become a major league baseball player.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsWilliam BendixUna MerkelRay CollinsAn umpire-hating ex-baseball player loses many jobs because of his passion for watching ball games during working hours, but he decides to combine business with pleasure by becoming an umpire himself.
- DirectorRobert VinceStarsJeffrey BallardJay BrazeauJason BrydenJosh has gone to college and his little sister Andrea enlists their dog Buddy in her baseball team just as Buddy's puppies are kidnapped by Rocky the Raccoon.
- DirectorYûdai YamaguchiStarsTak SakaguchiAtsushi ItôHideo SakakiBattlefield Baseball is a tough game--it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their opponents on the Seido High team know they don't have a chance at beating them unless they can bring back a star pitcher who has a lethal pitch called the Super Tornado, but who has hung up his cleats and has no desire to return to the game.
- DirectorChris TashimaStarsDerek MioMarcus TojiAlan MuraokaThe creators of Visas and Virtue (1997) (1997 Academy Award Winner, Best Live Action Short Film) bring you another important historical narrative. This dramatic film, set in a Japanese American internment camp during the World War II, explores one family's experience and examines the sacrifices and triumphs of those who endured and survived through perseverance, courage, and the all-American game of baseball. During World War II, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering the forced removal and incarceration of all people of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast. These people, most of whom were American citizens, were taken from their homes and sent to "relocation" camps in desolate, isolated areas. These camps were surrounded by barb wire and guard towers. There were no charges, nor due process. The internment of 120,000 innocent people was a dark moment in the history of this country.
- DirectorHugh WilsonStarsHarry Connick Jr.Shawn SalinasMichelle JohnsonA widowed lawyer wanted by the IRS assumes a new identity and signs his now-too-old son up for one more year of Little League. However, this may have been a mistake, as his son's dominance captures the media's attention as his team careens toward the Little League World Series.
- DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsBernie MacAngela BassettMichael RispoliAging baseball star who goes by the nickname, Mr. 3000, finds out many years after retirement that he didn't quite reach 3,000 hits. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal.
- DirectorBobby FarrellyPeter FarrellyStarsDrew BarrymoreJimmy FallonJason SpevackLindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.
- DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsMichael KeatonRobert Downey Jr.Griffin DunneCombining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening night to watch the momentous game.a very under the radar film starring Michael Keaton
- DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsMax Lloyd-JonesJames WillsonSamantha BurtonA film about a group of young baseball-enthusiasts who test the terrifying myth of Mr. Mertle owning a freakishly large and dangerous dog in his backyard.
- DirectorWilliam DearStarsDanny NucciLuke PerryKeanu PiresSuccessful, arrogant baseball superstar Tommy "Santa" Santorelli travels back in time to 1976 and relives his boyhood days on the sandlot baseball team, and has the chance to this time choose friendship over glory.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsDavid SpadeJon HederRob SchneiderA trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children's Little League squads.
- DirectorFrank SebastianoStarsArtie LangeRalph MacchioAnthony DeSandoAn unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.
- DirectorLawrence Ah-MonScudStarsYu Chung LeungRon HeungJohn TaiThe actual members of the Hong Kong Baseball Team all prove themselves to be natural actors by playing themselves in this fictional youth drama set in 2004. In a city where baseball culture is non-existent, these baseball players are a minority by choice. The experience teaches them to be free-thinkers in dealing with love, friendship and their own sexuality. It also enables them to find the will to live in the face of death and the strength to conquer losing in a spectatorless sport.
- DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsAlgenis Perez SotoJose RijoWalki CuevasDominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
- DirectorManny EdwardsStarsBurgess JenkinsMark JoyGregory Alan WilliamsThis is about a Little League coach Joe Finn, whose pursuit of fame and fortune leaves him with little but broken relationships-particularly with his son. Determined to win back his son and reunite other kids with their own all-too-absent fathers, Joe starts a new father-son baseball league. Dads are required to practice daily with their sons. Teams must follow "Joe's Rules" for baseball: players can lead off, no mandatory rotations, no ties, and games are played a full 9 innings or more. With only half a season left to produce a winning team, Joe's return to the purity of the game begins to transform everything, from Joe's own heart, to local prison inmates, to fathers and sons in neighboring towns... all because every boy needs a HERO.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaStarsLouis Gossett Jr.Beverly ToddCleavon LittleStory of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for Negroes, to his highs and lows in baseball, and in his personal life.Lou Gossett gives a convincing performance as Satchel Paige in this made for tv movie
- DirectorWilliam HeiseStarsScoops CareyZane GreyScott Stratton"The Reading's [Pennsylvania] pitcher has just let a Newark [New Jersey] batsman walk to first. Our camera is stationed about twenty feet from the bag, and the satisfied grin of the runner is great as he touches first and gets up on his toes for second. Next man cracks first ball pitched for a two-bagger, and races for the base with a wonderful burst of speed. First baseman just misses a put out. Very exciting. Man on the coaching line yells, and umpire runs up and makes decision. Small boy runs past back of the catcher close to the grand stand, where there is great commotion. A most excellent subject, treated brilliantly."
- DirectorSam WoodStarsJames StewartJune AllysonFrank MorganStar major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.A pretty good yet outdated film starring Jimmy Stewart
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsJackie RobinsonRuby DeeMinor WatsonBiography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. Restored in original Black and White.
- DirectorMichael LandonStarsStephen R. HudisThe life story of Baseball legend Jackie Robinson.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsAnthony PerkinsKarl MaldenNorma MooreTrue story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsDoris DayRonald ReaganFrank LovejoyNebraska farmboy Grover Cleveland Alexander achieves baseball stardom before war injuries and alcoholism derail his career, but through his wife's faithful efforts he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsLeVar BurtonMadge SinclairPaul BenjaminTrue story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball.
- DirectorMel DamskiStarsKeith CarradineMare WinninghamG.W. BaileyFact-based story of a young boy who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, but went on to fulfill his dreams of playing major-league baseball. Pete Gray had to overcome the early taunts of his childhood playmates. With the support of his Pennsylvania coal mining father and his brother, who dreams of being a boxer, he learns to battle for what he wants. Finally in 1943, he is hired to play for a minor league team - the Memphis Chicks in the Class A Southern Association. Initially considered a freak and a box office attraction, he survives the taunts of his teammates and bats .333 his rookie year, steals 63 bases and led the league' outfielders in fielding percentage. Ultimately he won the league's MVP award. In 1945, the St. Louis Browns brought him into the major leagues. A parallel story is also told about the ball player's friendship with a young boy who had also lost his arm and dreamed of one day playing baseball. In fact the idea for the movie came from co-producer James Keach whose brother had gone to school with the younger boy and became aware of the events involving the ball player and boy.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsJohn GoodmanKelly McGillisTrini AlvaradoBabe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.Not as awful as people make it to be yet they could have put more emphasis on facts as well as improving John Goodmans swing
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsTommy Lee JonesRobert WuhlLolita DavidovichA reporter hired to write the 'official' biography of Ty Cobb discovers just how dark the baseball legend's real story is.A pretty good film starring TLJ as Ty Cobb....Would have been nice had this movie had a bigger budget
- DirectorKevin Rodney SullivanStarsDelroy LindoMykelti WilliamsonEdward HerrmannBlack baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, vie to be the first afro-American major leaguer, only to see the outspoken rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen.
- DirectorAviva KempnerStarsReeve BrennerHank GreenbergWalter MatthauThe life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues.
- DirectorJim CarrollA unique and insightful documentary following the experiences of college baseball players as they compete in one of the most prestigious amateur leagues in the country, The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). There are currently over 200 MLB players that have spent time in the Cape Cod League. Filmed over the summer of 2003, Touching The Game takes viewers behind the scenes of the CCBL, from host families and hot dog vendors, to fans and former players, now household names through their own Major League careers. Featuring extensive interviews, incredible aerial footage, and a local soundtrack, Touching The Game shows baseball in its purest form.
- DirectorDesmond NakanoStarsAaron YooOlesya RulinCarleton BlufordThe dramatic impact World War II had on the home front as American families of Japanese descent were uprooted from their daily lives and placed in internment camps in the Western United States in the early 1940s.
- DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsSean AstinPowers BootheRachael Leigh CookKent Stock disrupts his life to become coach of the Norway High School baseball team and try to lead them to victory.
- StarsHeywood Hale BrounJoe BuckBarbara BushExplores the life and career of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams.A excellent look at the Boston Slugger. Filmed by HBO sports
- DirectorBennett MillerStarsBrad PittRobin WrightJonah HillOakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.A excellent soon to be released film about the struggles of Oakland GM Billy Beane's quest to bring a competitive ball club during the Money Ball Era of glutinous spending
- DirectorDavid RisottoStarsDeanne BrayRyan LaneRoy FirestoneA true story of a courageous boy who becomes a legend. Living a dream that wouldn't die; his passion empowered him to historically change the course of baseball. Facing challenges on every front he conquers all with his belief and determination; a true hero. A life changing story!
- DirectorDon CasperStarsRichard DreyfussBob FellerBrooks RobinsonA documentary based on how hand signals came about in baseball. Who initiated them and their usefulness.A very intriguing documentary of baseball !!!
- 1994–20101h 58mTV-PG8.3 (206)TV EpisodeDirectorKen BurnsLynn NovickStarsKeith DavidHank AaronFelipe AlouThis latest entry covers the period from the early 1990's onward. Labor relations deteriorated badly in the early part of that decade leading to the players strike in August 1994. The Montreal Expos were the best team in baseball at the time but when a Federal judge blocked the owners from unilaterally imposing a contract (which would have let them use replacement players) it quickly came to an end and the players returned to work under the old contract. Attendance dropped after that but the game recovered quickly with the heroics of Cal Ripkin Jr. By the end of 1990's, fans were caught up in the home run derby presented by Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. There was also the first whiff of scandal when McGwire was accused of using steroids. It was also an era when new baseball stadiums were built in many cities, evoking an earlier age when the parks were built specifically for the sport. The curse of the Bambino finally came to an end with the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004. Barry Bonds broke McGwire's three year-old season home-run record and later Hank Aaron's HR record. The issue of drug use eventually led to Congressional hearings after the BALCO scandal and the Mitchell Report, which named many stars as having used performance enhancing drugs. This inning is dedicated to the late, great Buck O'Neil.
- DirectorSturla GunnarssonStarsPaul SorvinoRobert LoggiaBarbara WilliamsJoe Torre after failing to win a championship when he was a professional baseball player and as Manager to three teams is named Manager of the Yankees. And he finds himself having players like Dwight Gooden, Wade Boggs and Daryl Strawberry who are considered has beens. And players like David Cone who are ill. But nevertheless thinks he can win with them. At the same he deals with the loss of one brother and another brother battling the same condition that killed his brother.Now I love Paul Sorvino but this has to be one of the worst tv movies ever made....They didn't even take the time to put thought into what the players looked like
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsWilliam BendixClaire TrevorCharles BickfordWilliam Bendix suits up in Yankee flannels as the renowned pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth in a sports biopic that mixes facts with fiction.By far one of the worst baseball films in memory !!
- DirectorJohn WarrenStarsScott BakulaCorbin BernsenDennis HaysbertA lousy minor league baseball team full of many different personalities gets a new manager, an aging minor league pitcher.Just a terrible and pointless sequel attempting to latch onto the success of the previous films