The Battered Bastards of Baseball
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The Battered Bastards of Baseball

“They put balls back in the game.”

Documentary
★ 7.4/10 TMDB 2014-01-20 80 min

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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Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
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Todd Field
Todd Field
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Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton
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Lou Russell
Herself
Ken Wheeler
Himself
Jack Faust
Himself
Carren Woods
Herself
Nick Bertram
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Robert Richardson
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Frank Peters
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Rob Nelson
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Jim Swanson
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