The Battered Bastards of Baseball
"They put balls back in the game."
7.5/ 10(94 votes)
1h 20m
January 20, 2014
EN
Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming the baseball establishment and sparking the meteoric rise of the 1970s Portland Mavericks.
Directed byMaclain Way
Cast (16)
Kurt Russell
Himself
Todd Field
Himself
Jim Bouton
Himself (voice)
Lou Russell
Herself
Ken Wheeler
Himself
Jack Faust
Himself
Carren Woods
Herself
Nick Bertram
Himself
Robert Richardson
Himself
Frank Peters
Himself
Rob Nelson
Himself
Jim Swanson
Himself
Larry Colton
Himself
Jon Yoshiwara
Himself
Johnny Carson
Himself (Archive Footage)
Bing Russell
Himself (Archive Footage)
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