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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
5) The phenom
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ever since Hopper was a child, he has dreamed of becoming a major-league pitcher. Relentlessly pushed and punished by his abusive father, he's on the verge of becoming one of the game's most promising players when he unexpectedly breaks down on the mound. Now Hopper's only hope for a future lies with an unorthodox sports therapist who urges him to piece together the past and confront the man who is both bully and family." --
6) The hill
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rickey Hill is the small-town son of a traveling pastor. With natural athletic talent, grit, and raw determination, Rickey defiantly overcomes his physical disabilities and father's overbearing commands to never play baseball to fulfill his dream of playing in the major leagues, and ultimately transform his connection with his father"--
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Roy Hobbs' boyhood dream of being a baseball superstar is shattered when he meets a mysterious woman, but years later, overcoming physical pain, he has a chance to lead his team to the pennant; a washed-up ballplayer becomes coach to one of the All-American Girls Baseball league teams in 1943, and finds himself drawn back into the enthusiasm of the sport; tells how the Oakland Athletics general manager, Billy Beane, tried to use statistics to find...
10) Where hope grows
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Former pro baseball player Calvin Campbell's faith in God is restored when he meets Produce, an inspirational man with Down syndrome. As their friendship develops, Calvin is reminded that hope grows in the most unlikely places.
11) Damn Yankees
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Starring the original Broadway cast, this is the musical adaptation of the novel 'The Year The Yankees Won The Pennant'. A Washington Senators fan sells his soul to the devil to become a great baseball player and to help his favorite team win the pennant.
13) The battery
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The personalities of two former baseball players clash as they traverse the rural back roads of a post-plague New England teeming with zombies.
14) Field of dreams
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by a mysterious voice, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella constructs a baseball diamond in the middle of his cornfield.
15) Touching home
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Lane and Clint Winston, twin brothers from a working-class background, pursue professional baseball careers while trying to save their homeless, alcoholic father Charlie. A coming-of-age drama, an account of overcoming enormous odds, and a tale about family and the bonds that matter." --
16) Mr. 3000
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Stan Ross was a great Major League hitter, and also a major league jerk. Upon reaching his 3000th hit and securing his place in the Hall of Fame, Stan retires, leaving his team in a lurch just before the playoffs. 9 years later when Stan is on the verge of sports immortality, a statistical error reveals that Stan, "Mr. 3000", is really Stan, "Mr. 2997". Now, at nearly 50 years old, and 3 hits shy of hitting his goal, Stan decides to make a comeback....
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Montgomery Brewster is a down-and-out baseball player who discovers that he is the only living relative of an eccentric multimillionaire. Monty stands to inherit $300 million, but only if he can spend $30 million in a single month without acquiring any assets. If he fails, it's back to zero again.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
An unlikely friendship ignites between two baseball players. One is the team's ace pitcher and social charmer; the other is the catcher, a farm boy from Georgia who lacks sophistication. During their last season together, the two men grow in manhood and respect for themselves and each other.
19) Field of dreams
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Annie, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
