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The Battered Bastards of Baseball

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

They put balls back in the game.

2014•1h 20m•7.5/10
Documentary

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7.5/10(94)

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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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)

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