The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
7.5
|January 20, 2014|1h 20m|Movie
Documentary

Storyline

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.

Top Cast

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Himself

Todd Field

Todd Field

Himself

Jim Bouton

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

Johnny Carson

Himself (Archive Footage)

Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Himself (Archive Footage)

Director

Maclain Way

Status

Released

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