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They put balls back in the game. - The Battered Bastards of Baseball
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Title: The Battered Bastards of Baseball

Release Date: 20 Jan 2014

Runtime: 1h 20m

Genre: Documentary

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Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (90 votes)

Cast

  • Himself: Kurt Russell
  • Himself: Todd Field
  • Himself (voice): Jim Bouton
  • Herself: Lou Russell
  • Himself: Ken Wheeler
  • Himself: Jack Faust
  • Herself: Carren Woods
  • Himself: Nick Bertram
  • Himself: Robert Richardson
  • Himself: Frank Peters
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