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- 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.OF: Shoeless Joe Jackson
OF: Moonlight Graham - DirectorSam WoodStarsGary CooperTeresa WrightBabe RuthThe story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.1B: Lou Gehrig
OF: Babe Ruth
C: Bill Dickey - 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.OF: Billy Beane
U: Art Howe - DirectorAviva KempnerStarsReeve BrennerHank GreenbergWalter MatthauThe life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues.1B: Hank Greenberg
- 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.P: Jim Morris
- 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.SS/3B: Buck Weaver
OF: Eddie Collins
OF: Shoeless Joe Jackson
P: Eddie Cicotte - 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.P: Monty Stratton
C: Bill Dickey - DirectorBrian HelgelandStarsChadwick BosemanT.R. KnightHarrison FordIn 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.2B: Jackie Robinson
U: Branch Rickey
SS: Pee Wee Reese - DirectorRobert MulliganStarsAnthony PerkinsKarl MaldenNorma MooreTrue story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.OF: Jim Piersall
- DirectorChapman WayMaclain WayStarsLou RussellKurt RussellKen WheelerIn 1973, Hollywood actor Bing Russell starts an independent minor league baseball team in Portland consisting of outcasts and misfits, and turns them into unlikely overnight success.P: Jim Bouton
- DirectorRicki SternAnne SundbergStarsTim WakefieldDave LennonJim BoutonA documentary that showcases baseball's most unpredictable pitch.P: R. A. Dickey
P: Tim Wakefield - DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyDave KaplanBob CostasAfter the Chicago Cubs blow an opportunity to reach the World Series in 2003, Cubs fans blame the team's misfortune on fellow fan Steve Bartman, who interfered with a foul ball and prevented Moises Alou from making a catch.OF: Moises Alou
- 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.P: Grover Cleveland Alexander
- 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.P: Dizzy Dean
P: Paul Dean - DirectorArthur HillerStarsJohn GoodmanKelly McGillisTrini AlvaradoBabe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.OF: Babe Ruth
- 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.OF: Ty Cobb
- DirectorBilly CrystalStarsBarry PepperThomas JaneAnthony Michael HallRoger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth's single-season home run record.OF: Roger Maris
OF: Mickey Mantle - DirectorJeff SantoStarsRon SantoDennis FarinaDavid L. FishmanJeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.3B: Ron Santo
- DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsMatthew ModineKristin DavisShawn HatosyA young lad dreams of playing with the great Honus Wagner in his 1909 World Series duel with hall-of-famer Ty Cobb.SS: Honus Wagner
- DirectorBrett RapkinStarsBill LeeFred LynnDan ShaughnessyThroughout the 1970's, Bill Lee was the ultimate gonzo baseball player, a brilliant left-handed pitcher who flouted every manager or front office executive who tried to control him. The fans loved him and so did the sportswriters who delighted in asking the usual baseball questions, only to get philosophical responses involving the relationship between Camus and the curveball or the effects of karma on a pitcher's rotator cuff. Blacklisted from professional baseball in 1983, Lee was left to roam the world in search of a chance to play the game he loves. The film follows Lee, approaching sixty years young, on a road trip from his farm in Vermont to the impoverished baseball mecca of Cuba and his triumphant return to Fenway Park.P: Bill Lee
- StarsOliver PlattKevin ConwayDaniel SunjataA look at the New York Yankees attempt to win the 1977 World Series. Based on Jonathan Mahler's book "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning."OF: Reggie Jackson
U: Billy Martin - DirectorJared GoodmanStarsVladimir GuerreroJesus AlouDavid OrtizBaseball in the Dominican Republic is not just a game. For many Dominicans the long, competitive road to a professional baseball career is one of the few viable alternatives to a life of poverty. ROAD TO THE BIG LEAGUES introduces you to the young men who embark on this odyssey and shows you first hand the pressure and joy that go along with it. Through the eyes of local kids playing with pebbles to the perspective of Dominican major league stars David Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, this documentary reveals a side of 'America's Game' that few have ever seen before.OF: Vladimir Guerrero
DH: David Ortiz
OF: Jesus Alou - DirectorJonathan HockStarsCarlton FiskPeter GammonsGeorge McGovernAfter 46 years in exile, former major league baseball star Luis Tiant returns to Cuba, where he encounters unexpected demons and receives unexpected gifts from his family.P: Luis Tiant
- DirectorPeter MillerStarsMartin AbramowitzMaury AllenRebecca AlpertCelebrates the contributions of Jewish major leaguers and the special meaning that baseball has had in the lives of American Jews.P: Sandy Koufax
many others! - DirectorCruz AngelesStarsMike BritoStanley M. BrooksAl Campanis"The Natural is supposed to be a blue-eyed boy who teethed on a 36-ounce Louisville Slugger. He should run like the wind and throw boysenberries through brick. He should come from California." Steve Wulf, Sports Illustrated, 1981. So how was it that a pudgy 19-year-old Mexican left-handed pitcher from a remote village in the Sonoran desert, unable to speak a word of English, could sell out stadiums across America and become a rock star overnight? In Fernando Nation, Mexican-born and Los Angeles-raised director Cruz Angeles traces the history of a community that was torn apart when Dodger Stadium was built in Chavez Ravine and then revitalized by one of the most captivating pitching phenoms baseball has ever seen. Nicknamed "El Toro" by his fans, Fernando Valenzuela ignited a fire that spread from LA to New York -- and beyond. He vaulted himself onto the prime-time stage and proved with his signature look to the heavens and killer screwball that the American dream was not reserved for those born on U.S. soil. In this layered look at the myth and the man, Cruz Angeles recalls the euphoria around Fernando's arrival and probes a phenomenon that transcended baseball for many Mexican-Americans. Fernando Valenzuela himself opens up to share his perspective on this very special time. Even 20 years later, "Fernandomania" lives.P: Fernando Valenzuela
- DirectorTerry LukemireStarsMarty BrennamanTony PerezPete RoseOn the evening of September 11, 1985, before a sellout crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Pete Rose was poised to collect hit number 4,192 of his long brilliant career, passing Ty Cobb as the all-time career hits leader. Rose came up to bat in the first inning against the San Diego Padres Eric Show and on the fourth pitch lined a clean single to left center. As he reached first base, thousands of camera flash bulbs fired off rapidly, his teammates mobbed him, fireworks exploded above the stadium and the crowd overwhelmed him with an unprecedented nine-minute standing ovation. In 1963 Pete Rose ran to first base on a walk. Baseball was never the same. From Pete's first at bat to that immortal September evening where history was made, "4192" traces the Hit King's rise as one of baseball's greatest and most controversial stars. Pete Rose was perhaps the most versatile player in Major League Baseball history, having played five hundred or more games at five different positions in his twenty-four year career. He holds numerous major league records including most hits, most games played and most at-bats. He was the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year, the 1973 NL MVP, 1975 World Series MVP, won two gold gloves, three World Series rings, and appeared in seventeen All-Star games among other notable achievements.U: Pete Rose
- DirectorGregory J. LaneseyStarsRay LiottaTrevor MorganRory CulkinTwo brothers drive across country to see their hero, Roberto Clemente, get his 3000th hit.OF: Roberto Clemente
- DirectorBrett MorgenStarsMarv AlbertRex Julian BeaberChris BermanDocuments on how the events on the day OJ Simpson was pursued and arrested on charges of murdering his ex wife and her boyfriend overshadowed and took precedence over other sporting events from around the country by the media. No additional footage or voiceover was shot and the entire documentary is encapsulated in sound bites from various feeds on the day.OF: Ken Griffey Jr.
- 2009– 1h 17mTV-G8.1 (1.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael BonfiglioStarsJames AndrewsDickie AtchisonHal BairdA close look at Bo Jackson, a sports hero of mythical proportions, and how the "Bo Knows" Nike campaign shaped how the world perceived him. Without winning a Super Bowl or World Series, or even having what some consider a "great" career in either sport, Bo will be forever be known as one of the greatest and most famous athletes of all time. This film will look at the marketing of athletes, impossible expectations and the legend of Bo Jackson.OF: Bo Jackson
- DirectorBryan CoyneStarsEric DavisDarryl StrawberryA moving documentary about how a small baseball field in South Central Los Angeles became the proving ground for several legendary baseball players, including All-Stars Eric Davis and Darryl Strawberry.OF: Eric Davis
OF: Darryl Strawberry - DirectorAndrew MuscatoStarsRalph BrancaDavid RitzA documentary that recounts the life of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, who lost the 1951 National League pennant to the New York Giants by giving up the game-winning home run.P: Ralph Branca
- DirectorAlfonso PozzoStarsJohn KrasinskiDavid OrtizDavid Ortiz In The Moment offers baseball fans in and around "Red Sox Nation" a close-up look at the life and accomplishments of one of sport's most colorful, thoughtful and productive stars, David Ortiz of The Boston Red Sox. The special traces Ortiz's path from The Dominican Republic to stardom and lets us into "Big Papi's" world. The documentary follows the nine-time MLB All-Star, three-time World Series champion and Red Sox legend during the past two seasons, including Boston's 2013 championship run and the drama on and off the field that the nation witnessed throughout a very emotional run to the title for both the city and the club. Featuring interviews with top-notch athletes, the EPIX In the Moment series provides viewers an inside look at what it takes to become and remain a world champion athlete.DH: David Ortiz
- DirectorRory KarpfStarsWill ClarkRafael PalmeiroThe best team never to win the College World Series? It might have been the 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs, who produced four Major League Baseball All-Stars. Two of them, Bobby Thigpen and Jeff Brantley, became Relievers of the Year, while the other two, Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro, formed the imposing one-two hitting punch known as "Thunder and Lightning." The brash and bold Clark was born in New Orleans, the son of a pool hustler, while the soft-spoken and shy Palmeiro was a son of Cuban immigrants who did his talking at the plate. As teammates at Mississippi State, they nearly propelled the Bulldogs to a College World Series title. Thirty years later, director Rory Karpf revisits those fabled Bulldogs, tracks the complicated relationship between Clark and Palmeiro, and brings closure to men who should be remembered for what they did, and not for what they didn't do.1B: Will Clark
1B: Rafael Palmeiro - DirectorBart StephensStarsMarco ScutaroMicah FranklinKyle PetersonThis inspiring true story of four minor league baseball players charts the course of one season with the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.U: Marco Scutaro
OF: Micah Franklin
P: Kyle Peterson - StarsRay Van Ness IIIAndrew JenksBill LeeInspired by ESPN's anniversary, ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring films from some of today's finest storytellers. Each filmmaker brings their passion and personal point of view to their films that transformed the sports landscape from 1979 to 2009. Own select films from this acclaimed series today."Here Now": U Pete Rose
"Holy Grail": SS Honus Wagner
"Tommy and Frank": P Tommy John
"The Deal": SS Alex Rodriguez
"The High Five": OF Glenn Burke, OF Dusty Baker
"Fields of Fear": C Mackey Sasser
"An Immortal Man": OF Ted Williams
"Spyball": C Moe Berg - DirectorAviva KempnerStarsBruce AdamsElden AukerBrad AusmusTelling the story of Moe Berg, an enigmatic Jewish catcher during baseball's Golden Age who joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to spy for the U.S. on the Nazis' atomic bomb program.C: Moe Berg
- StarsAmber SabathiaC.C. SabathiaTake an intimate dive into the life and career of the recently retired star pitcher CC Sabathia in this HBO Sports documentary.P: C. C. Sabathia
- DirectorBradley JacksonStarsAlan AshbyBuzzie BavasiCraig BiggioIn the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.P: Nolan Ryan