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The Battered Bastards of Baseball is a 2014 documentary film about the Portland Mavericks, a defunct minor league baseball team in Portland, Oregon. They played five seasons in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League, from 1973 through 1977.
- English
- Juliana Lembi
- Brocker Way
The colorful true story of the Portland Mavericks, a scrappy, independent baseball team of underdogs started by actor Bing Russell in the 1970s. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Chapman Way, Maclain Way
- 80 min
Jul 11, 2014 · 1 Video. 8 Photos. Documentary Sport. In 1973, Hollywood actor Bing Russell starts an independent minor league baseball team in Portland consisting of outcasts and misfits, and turns them into unlikely overnight success. Directors. Chapman Way. Maclain Way. Stars. Lou Russell. Kurt Russell. Ken Wheeler. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING.
- (4.4K)
- Documentary, Sport
- Chapman Way, Maclain Way
- 2014-07-11
Apr 13, 2020 · Richard Brody recommends watching “The Battered Bastards of Baseball,” a documentary about Bing Russell and the Mavericks, now streaming on Netflix.
Watch The Battered Bastards of Baseball with a subscription on Netflix. In 1973, baseball lover and actor Bing Russell, father of Kurt Russell, starts an independent, single-A team...
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- Documentary
The Battered Bastards of Baseball is one of baseball's last great, unheralded true stories. In 1973, Hollywood veteran Bing Russell (best known for playing Deputy Clem on "Bonanza") created the only independent baseball team in America at the time, the legendary Portland Mavericks.
