The Battered Bastards of Baseball
“They put balls back in the game.”
2014•R•1h 20m•7.4•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Maclain Way
Languages
English
Cast
Kurt Russell
Himself
Todd Field
Himself
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
Himself (Archive Footage)
Production
Producer
Juliana Lembi
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