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.
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.
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.
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.
Lee Hwan es un ex jugador de béisbol profesional. Estuvo involucrado en la fijación de los juegos y perdió todo. Jefe de la pandilla Sang Ha dirige un negocio de préstamos de dinero y un lugar de juego. Él hace que Lee Hwan trabaje para él. Mientras tanto, Lee Hwan se enamora de la dueño del bar Yeon Soo.
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.
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.
Chase, la estrella del futbol americano, regresa a su ciudad natal tras retirarse de la competición. Allí se reencuentra con Jessica, su novia a la que abandonó sin mediar explicación para emprender su carrera profesional en otro estado.
In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texas legend.
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.
A close look at two-sport athlete Bo Jackson and the creation of a legend. Even without winning a Super Bowl or World Series, Bo will forever be known as a cultural icon and one of the most famous athletes of all time. This film will examine the truths and tall tales that surround Jackson, and how his seemingly impossible feats captured our collective imagination for an all-too-brief moment in time.
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?
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.
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.
In this short film, Babe Ruth proposes to put a song about baseball on the radio.
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.
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.
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
An experimental documentary exploring a sinister theory surrounding the death of Cleveland baseball player Ray Chapman in 1920 and the subsequent rise of the Yankee dynasty.
