The Battered Bastards of Baseball

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

7.5

Jan 20 2014

1h 20m

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.

Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Himself

Todd Field

Todd Field

Himself

Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton

Himself (voice)

Lou Russell

Lou Russell

Herself

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