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Former Las Vegas showgirl Rachel Phelps inherits the struggling Cleveland Indians baseball team from her deceased husband. She intends to move the team to Miami by exploiting an escape clause in their contract with the city of Cleveland: if their season attendance falls below a certain number, she can terminate the lease and move the team.
The Sheraton Inner Harbor is a hotel located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, not Cleveland. A year after this film was released, the actual Cleveland Indians team made it to the 1995 World Series, which was the team's first playoff appearance in 41 years. The Indians ended up losing in six games to the Atlanta Braves.
The Kid from Cleveland: 1949 Drama The '48 World Series champion Cleveland Indians come to the aid of a young fan. Kill the Umpire: 1950 Comedy William Bendix as a baseball fan who becomes an umpire. The Jackie Robinson Story: 1950 Biographical Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson as himself, with Ruby Dee as his wife. Angels in the Outfield: 1951 ...
The Kid from Cleveland is a 1949 sports drama film starring George Brent, Lynn Bari and Russ Tamblyn, directed by Herbert Kline, and released by Republic Pictures.. The real-life Indians had just won the 1948 World Series, and many of the team's players made appearances in the film, as well as owner Bill Veeck, co-owner and former Major League Baseball star Hank Greenberg, and then current ...
The Oakland Athletics (A's) of Major League Baseball have difficulty fielding competitive teams due to low revenue and owners who are reluctant to spend money. General manager Billy Beane drafts and develops cheap, young, and talented players, [a] but the A's lose the 2001 American League Division Series (ALDS) to the New York Yankees, baseball's richest and most successful team.
Desperate for new clients, J. B. realizes the potential for untapped baseball talent among cricket players in India. He and Ash approach investor Mr. Chang with a proposal — "Million Dollar Arm", an Indian talent contest to find two winning pitchers who will be flown to the U.S. and coached to become Major League Baseball prospects. J.
No sport is more steeped in nostalgia than baseball, and no movie is more tied to baseball's nostalgia than "Field of Dreams." The 1989 Kevin Costner classic placed baseball on a mythical pedestal ...
The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends, including Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Chicago Black Sox. Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, and Burt Lancaster (in his final film role) also star. The film was released on May 5, 1989.