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Spaceman is a 2016 biographical film about former Major League Baseball pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee written and directed by Brett Rapkin and starring Josh Duhamel [1] [2] as Lee. Premise [ edit ]
Lee was part of the Trojans team, which won the 1968 College World Series, [4] and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft. Lee served in the US Army Reserve for six years during the Vietnam War. One of his jobs was to process the dead soldiers from New England and call the families.
Headin' Home: 1920 Biographical A silent film about young Babe Ruth, who stars as himself. Life's Greatest Game: 1924 Drama Chicago Cubs pitcher Jack Donovan refuses to throw a game. The Battling Orioles: 1924 Comedy A barber enlists the help of his father and his old professional baseball teammates to solve a problem. The New Klondike: 1926 Comedy
The Stratton Story is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. [2] The film is the first of three to pair stars Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, followed by The Glenn Miller Story and Strategic Air ...
For Love of the Game is a 1999 American sports drama film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Dana Stevens, based on Michael Shaara's 1991 novel of the same title.Starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston, it follows the perfect game performance of an aging star baseball pitcher as he deals with the pressures of pitching in Yankee Stadium in his final outing by calming himself with memories of ...
Caldwell was a very good hitting pitcher in his career, posting a .248 batting average (289-for-1164) with 138 runs, eight home runs, 114 RBIs and 78 base on balls. He had 10 or more RBI in a season six times, with a career high 20 RBI with the 1915 New York Yankees.
Late Life: The Chien-Ming Wang Story is a 2018 Taiwanese-American documentary film directed by Frank W Chen. The film follows the latter years of professional baseball pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, the first and only Taiwanese to be signed by the New York Yankees, as he struggles to make it back into the Major Leagues after a series of career-changing injuries.
A few years later, Rickey is one of the top high school baseball players but struggles to attract the interest of Major League Baseball scouts. Ray, his boss at his part-time job who watched Rickey bat as a child, invites scout Red Murff to his upcoming game. Rickey plays against the bully from his youth, off whom he hits the go-ahead home run ...