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Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It

The "Boys of Summer" from the Games' Golden Age
Sep 25, 2012 · 1h 0m
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PLOT

Broadcaster Joe Garagiola narrates the greatest games of baseball's golden era in this nostalgia-packed documentary. Its unique focus is legendary ball games the way most of America witnessed them . . . in the movie newsreels. The venues are America's grand old ball parks: the original Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Brooklyn's Ebbets Field; the Polo Grounds, Tiger Stadium and other baseball landmarks that may be gone, but come to life again in this DVD. Witness Babe Ruth at bat; Lou Gehrig's ""luckiest man"" speech; Roger Maris breaking the Babe's home-run record; Pete Gray, the St. Louis Brown's one-armed outfielder; Ted William's final at-bat when he went out in grand style, ending his career with a home run, and other classic moments in baseball history.

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CAST

Stan Musial
Self (archive footage)
Babe Ruth
Self (archive footage)
Joe DiMaggio
Self (archive footage)
Lou Gehrig
Self (archive footage)
Ted Williams
Self (archive footage)

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
US

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