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14. Greatest Sports Legends (1972–1993)
Episode: Johnny Bench (1982)

30 min | Sport

A biography of Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench, who was known as much for his hitting power--especially in home runs, hitting 45 in 1970--as his skill as a catcher.

Director: Steve Rotfeld | Stars: Ken Howard, Johnny Bench

23. Rookie of the Year (1993)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

53 Metascore

When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Director: Daniel Stern | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall, Amy Morton

Votes: 30,969 | Gross: $53.58M

24. Safe at Home! (1962)

Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Legendary Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle stars with his Yankee teammate Roger Maris in this good-natured story of dreams that really do come true.

Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, William Frawley, Patricia Barry

Votes: 366

25. Major League (1989)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Sport

62 Metascore

The 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.

Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton

Votes: 76,436 | Gross: $49.80M

26. A League of Their Own (1992)

PG | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

69 Metascore

Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.

Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna

Votes: 121,063 | Gross: $107.53M

27. What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2006)
Episode: The Unnatural (2003)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The ghost of a baseball player lurks in the ruins of a stadium... and in the new stadium above.

Directors: Joe Sichta, Scott Jeralds | Stars: Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin

Votes: 204

28. Knuckleball! (2012)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Sport

73 Metascore

A documentary that showcases baseball's most unpredictable pitch.

Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Tim Wakefield, Dave Lennon, Jim Bouton, Charles Hough

Votes: 1,783

29. The Natural (1984)

PG | 138 min | Drama, Sport

61 Metascore

A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger

Votes: 52,459 | Gross: $47.95M

30. The Sandlot (1993)

PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

55 Metascore

In 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.

Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Art LaFleur, Patrick Renna

Votes: 102,389 | Gross: $32.42M

31. The Sandlot 2 (2005 Video)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

A 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.

Director: David Mickey Evans | Stars: Max Lloyd-Jones, James Willson, Samantha Burton, Brett Kelly

Votes: 5,852

32. The Babe (1992)

PG | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner

Votes: 11,515 | Gross: $17.53M

33. Bad News Bears (2005)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Sport

65 Metascore

A grizzled little league coach tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden, Sammi Kane Kraft

Votes: 22,762 | Gross: $32.87M

34. The Bad News Bears (1976)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

84 Metascore

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten

Votes: 25,025 | Gross: $42.35M

35. The Bad News Bears (1979–1980)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Sport

To dodge jail, pool cleaner Buttermaker coaches misfit Little League team the Bears. With principal Rappant's help, he earns their respect and even wins some games.

Stars: Jack Warden, J. Brennan Smith, Tricia Cast, Billy Jayne

Votes: 339

36. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

31 Metascore

A 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.

Director: John Berry | Stars: Tony Curtis, Jackie Earle Haley, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Antonio Inoki

Votes: 3,275 | Gross: $14.00M

37. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

47 Metascore

A 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.

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: William Devane, Jackie Earle Haley, Clifton James, Jimmy Baio

Votes: 3,685 | Gross: $19.10M

38. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

66 Metascore

Two 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.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett

Votes: 4,076

39. Damn Yankees (1958)

Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant.

Directors: George Abbott, Stanley Donen | Stars: Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown

Votes: 3,444

40. Bull Durham (1988)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

73 Metascore

A 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.

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson

Votes: 59,377 | Gross: $50.89M

41. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: The Unnatural (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Searching through an FBI reference book, Mulder finds a photograph of Arthur Dales with a baseball team and the alien bounty hunter. Mulder goes to Arthur Dales' house to ask him about the ... See full summary »

Director: David Duchovny | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Jesse L. Martin, Fredric Lehne

Votes: 4,374

42. Soft Ball Game (1936)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Oswald and the gang take part in a baseball game.

Directors: Walter Lantz, Manuel Moreno

Votes: 17

43. The Magic School Bus (1994–1997)
Episode: Plays Ball (1994)

TV-Y | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Topic: Forces. Ms. Frizzle combines Dorothy Ann's physics and Ralphie's baseball into a "Frictionless Baseball Game".

Director: Larry Jacobs | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Max Beckford, Tara Meyer

Votes: 78

44. How to Play Baseball (1942)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Goofy demonstrates how to play baseball. He plays all positions for both teams, and demonstrates many different types of pitches.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: George Johnson, Fred Shields

Votes: 1,337

45. Eight Men Out (1988)

PG | 119 min | Drama, History, Sport

71 Metascore

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

Director: John Sayles | Stars: John Cusack, Clifton James, Jace Alexander, Gordon Clapp

Votes: 22,089 | Gross: $5.68M

46. Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983)
Episode: The Demon of the Dugout (1979)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Scooby-Doo and his friends investigate when a Dragon Beast interrupts an important international baseball game.

Stars: Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North, Patricia Stevens

Votes: 100

47. Babe Ruth (1991 TV Movie)

99 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A film based on the home-run legend's life.

Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Stephen Lang, Brian Doyle-Murray, Donald Moffat, Yvonne Suhor

Votes: 211

48. Kill the Umpire (1950)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Sport

An 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.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: William Bendix, Una Merkel, Ray Collins, Gloria Henry

Votes: 631

49. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

PG | 110 min | Comedy, Sport

In 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.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Rico Dawson

Votes: 2,162

50. Long Gone (1987 TV Movie)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Story 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.

Director: Martin Davidson | Stars: William Petersen, Virginia Madsen, Dermot Mulroney, Larry Riley

Votes: 1,199

51. Ed (1996)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

25 Metascore

A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.

Director: Bill Couturié | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Jayne Brook, Gene Ross, Paul Hewitt

Votes: 8,938 | Gross: $6.29M

52. Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport

A lousy minor league baseball team full of many different personalities gets a new manager, an aging minor league pitcher.

Director: John Warren | Stars: Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, Takaaki Ishibashi

Votes: 8,132 | Gross: $3.55M

53. The Rookie (2002)

G | 127 min | Drama, Family, Sport

72 Metascore

A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.

Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Dennis Quaid, JD Evermore, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez

Votes: 37,171 | Gross: $75.60M

54. Sugar (I) (2008)

R | 114 min | Drama, Sport

82 Metascore

Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.

Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Algenis Perez Soto, Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Santo Silvestre

Votes: 5,151 | Gross: $1.08M

55. Moneyball (2011)

PG-13 | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

87 Metascore

Oakland 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.

Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Votes: 464,592 | Gross: $75.61M

56. The Phenom (2016)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Sport

66 Metascore

A rookie pitcher undergoes psychotherapy to overcome the yips.

Director: Noah Buschel | Stars: Johnny Simmons, Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti, Sophie Kennedy Clark

Votes: 2,394

57. Major League II (1994)

PG | 105 min | Comedy, Sport

The 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.

Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert

Votes: 28,040 | Gross: $30.63M

58. For Love of the Game (1999)

PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

43 Metascore

After 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.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone

Votes: 37,467 | Gross: $35.17M

59. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode: Premiere Telecast - Phil Rizzuto the 1st Mystery Guest (1950)

Family, Game-Show

The contestants include a Stork Club hatcheck girl, a diaper service executive, a veterinarian, and mystery celebrity Phil Rizzuto, shortstop for the New York Yankees.

Director: Paul Monroe | Stars: Richard Hoffmann, Louis Untermeyer, Dorothy Kilgallen, Harold G. Hoffman

Votes: 56

60. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode: Stan Musial & Steve Allen (1964)

30 min | Family, Game-Show

Panelists question an adhesive bandages quality inspector, a honey broker and blindfolded, try to identify the week's two celebrity "mystery guests", a baseball outfielder and first baseman, and a TV personality, composer and comedian.

Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Arlene Francis, Steve Lawrence, Dorothy Kilgallen, Martin Gabel

Votes: 28

61. Slide Donald Slide (1949)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Donald wants to listen to the World Series in his backyard, but a bee, enamored of the classical music he heard before Donald got there, has other ideas.

Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Ted Meyers, Clarence Nash

Votes: 370

62. Casey at the Bat (1946)

9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Animated version of classic baseball poem.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jerry Colonna, John Brown, Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald

Votes: 569

63. Casey Bats Again (1954)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Hoping for a son to redeem his name, Casey has several daughters instead who happen to be all dynamite baseball players themselves.

Directors: Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, Burt Gillett | Stars: June Foray, William Woodson

Votes: 408

64. A League of Their Own (1993)

30 min | Comedy, Sport

Sitcom adaptation of the hit 1992 movie of the same name, featuring the further exploits of Dottie Hinson, Kit Keller, and the rest of the Rockford Peaches, an all-female World War II-era professional baseball team.

Stars: Sam McMurray, Carey Lowell, Christine Elise, Tracy Nelson

Votes: 143

65. A League of Their Own (1987 TV Movie)

27 min | Documentary, Sport

Documentary version that preceded the hit movie A League of Their Own. Meet the women pioneers who played professional baseball in the 1940s in a league that lasted for ten years.

Director: Mary Wilson | Stars: 'Pepper' Paire Davis, Marge Callaghan, Helen Callaghan, Faye Dance

Votes: 40

66. Girls Can Play (1937)

Passed | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Foy Harris (John Gallaudet) is a bootlegger selling illegal booze and also running a girl's professional softball team and is romancing the team's catcher Sue Collins (Rita Hayworth). The ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Julie Bishop, Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth, John Gallaudet

Votes: 157

68. 1997 World Series (1997 Video)

70 min | Documentary, Sport

The Official 1997 World Series Video. Florida Marlins vs. Cleveland Indians.

Stars: Len Cariou, Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, Bob Uecker

Votes: 58

70. Baseball Bugs (1946)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Bugs plays every defensive position against the Gashouse Gorillas.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Frank Graham, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 2,279

71. The Baseball Bug (1911)

Comedy, Short

A little frog who splashes into a tiny puddle sometimes thinks he has created a commotion in the Atlantic Ocean. A young clerk in a small town was like the little frog, and local triumphs ... See full summary »

Stars: John W. Noble, Florence La Badie, Big Chief Bender, Jack Coombs

72. The Baseball Bunch (1982–1985)

30 min | Documentary, Family, Sport

Johnny Bench teaches kids the fundamentals of baseball.

Stars: Quinn Smith, Tug McGraw, Stacy Blythe, Ozzie Smith

Votes: 68

73. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: Take Me out to the Holosuite (1998)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A Vulcan captain challenges Sisko to a game of baseball.

Director: Chip Chalmers | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Nicole de Boer, Michael Dorn

Votes: 2,355

74. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Homer at the Bat (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.

Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 4,717

75. Remington Steele (1982–1987)
Episode: Second Base Steele (1984)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A high school baseball team alumnus hires The Remington Steele Agency to find out who is responsible for a series accidents at a sports camp his old team is attending.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts, Louis Giambalvo

Votes: 108



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