

The Battered Bastards of Baseball
"They put balls back in the game."
2014
1h 20m
7.5
US
Documentary
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Key Crew

Chapman Way
Director

Maclain Way
Director
Cast

Kurt Russell
Himself

Todd Field
Himself

Jim Bouton
Himself (voice)
L
Lou Russell
Herself
K
Ken Wheeler
Himself
J
Jack Faust
Himself
C
Carren Woods
Herself
N
Nick Bertram
Himself
R
Robert Richardson
Himself
F
Frank Peters
Himself
R
Rob Nelson
Himself
J
Jim Swanson
Himself
L
Larry Colton
Himself
J
Jon Yoshiwara
Himself

Johnny Carson
Himself (Archive Footage)

Bing Russell
Himself (Archive Footage)