Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small hometown. He gets an offer to play in a big team and hopes to get more money for his inventions. But Joe's invited to present his invention to a fire extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to play. Will he be able to show the effectiveness of his invention and win the game?
Baseball player Terry McCall is a very good baseball player, who doesn't mind bragging about his skills on the baseball diamond and also his off-the-field skills at wooing and winning women. An accident causes his luck to turn bad and results in him turning blind, but he later regains his sight after being instrumental in saving the life of Mickey Malone, the team's young mascot. He then promises Mary Malone, Mickey's sister, for whose affection he has been competing with a teammate, that he is through showing off and bragging. But, in the end, he is still blowing smoke.
In this short film, Babe Ruth proposes to put a song about baseball on the radio.
Cuando un magnate compra un periódico y despide a casi todo el personal, una intrépida periodista decide publicar en su último artículo una falsa e incendiaria carta que lleva la firma de Juan Nadie. En ella se anuncia el suicidio de uno de los empleados despedidos. El éxito del artículo es tal que el periódico decide crear un Juan Nadie y, con este fin, contrata a un vagabundo que acaba convirtiéndose en un personaje extraordinariamente popular.
The unusual talents of Johnny Price, a minor league baseball pitcher and trick artist, are showcased in this Pete Smith Specialty. Among other talents, Mr. Price can throw two (and, in certain situations three) baseballs simultaneously to different people. The catchers can be side by side, with one high and one low, or standing on the pitcher's mound and second base while Price throws the ball from the catcher's position. He can even perform these feats while suspended upside-down.
Casey is upset about having struck out his last chance at bat but his wife suggests they have a son to follow in their dad's footsteps. Eventually, a child is born but, to Casey's dismay, it's a girl, not a boy. His wife suggests they try again several more times but each time, it's still another girl. Casey is depressed but his pals tell him that in spite of everything, they still make a powerful baseball team. Casey likes the idea and accepts. However, the day of the big game, he is nervous that one of them will strike out and attempts to make the last home run himself disguised as one of his own daughters.
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
A guardian angel agrees to help Willie Mays win the National League Pennant if Mays agrees to take care of Veronica, a lonely, mischievous orphan girl. Veronica makes Mays' life difficult, but when relatives show up to claim her after hearing that she's inherited money, Mays' heart softens.
Matthau es un antiguo jugador profesional de béisbol, famoso por su mal humor, que se hace cargo de un equipo juvenil. Su intención es conseguir el título, pero, para ello, tienen que empezar por ganar su primer partido.
Henry Wiggen es el pitcher estrella, mientras Bruce Pearson es un jugador normal, amigo de todos los jugadores. Un día, Bruce se entera de que tiene una enfermedad terminal.
En 1943, mientras los hombres estaban en la guerra, el béisbol estuvo a punto de desaparecer. Se formó entonces una liga femenina que intentaba captar la atención del público. Dottie y Mae formaban parte de uno de esos equipos femeninos que debían demostrar que eran capaces de competir y luchar como hombres. Lo peor era que tenían que soportar a Jimmy, un sarcástico y alcohólico entrenador.
Biografía de un famoso jugador de béisbol de los años 20. Tyrus Raymond Cobb (Ty Cobb) comenzó su carrera en 1905 con los Detroit Tigers y se retiró en 1928 con los Philadelphia Athletics, después de haber batido numerosos récords, algunos de los cuales aún no han sido superados. En su retiro el legendario deportista ha decidido contratar a un escritor para que relate su vida desde la infancia.
As its title implies, this video attempts to go beyond the public persona of one of major league baseball's greatest stars. Accepting Ruth as a larger-than-life figure, this 59-minute video doesn't attempt to rationalize, apologize, or analyze his behavior. Rather, it endeavors to present an unbiased account of the life of George Herman Ruth, contradictions and all.
Billy Chapel es una estrella del béisbol que ha jugado en los Tigres de Detroit durante veinte años. Cuando menos se lo espera, el club le anuncia sus planes de traspasarlo a otro equipo. Por si esto fuera poco, su mujer está punto de abandonarlo.
Stanley Yelnats (palíndromo) es un joven que va a parar a un campo de trabajo juvenil por un delito que no ha cometido. La guardiana del campo obliga a los chicos a cavar grandes hoyos en un lago seco. Alega que, aunque esa actividad parezca inútil, contribuye a forjar el carácter; en realidad lo que ocurre es que está buscando un legendario tesoro.
This 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.
Since Little League Baseball was founded in 1939, about 40 million kids have played the sport. The list includes future Hall of Famers like Carl Yastrzemski, Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan, and hundreds of other future Major Leaguers. But of all the kids who ever played Little League, the best of the best was a boy you’ve probably never heard of: Art “Pinky” Deras. In the summer of 1959, he led the team from Hamtramck, Mich., to the Little League World Series title, and in the process, he put together a Little League season the likes of which we might never see again. His amazing story comes to life in “The Legend of Pinky Deras: The Greatest Little-Leaguer There Ever Was,” a new film from Blue Hammer Films. Pinky received a ton of national publicity back in 1959, but then he fell off the map. In the half-century since he lit the Little League world on fire, there have been no films about him, no magazine stories, not even a single newspaper article.
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.