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Jul 11, 2014 · 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. Add to Watchlist.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Chapman Way, Maclain Way
- 2014-07-11
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.
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- Juliana Lembi
- Brocker Way
Apr 13, 2020 · Richard Brody recommends watching “The Battered Bastards of Baseball,” a documentary about Bing Russell and the Mavericks, now streaming on Netflix.
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Movie Info. In 1973, baseball lover and actor Bing Russell, father of Kurt Russell, starts an independent, single-A team composed of players that no one else wanted. Genre: Documentary.
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- Todd Field, Kurt Russell, Frank Peters
- Chapman Way, Maclain Way
- Documentary
Jul 8, 2014 · The documentary features vintage interviews with Bing Russell, as well as new ones with their grandmother Lou, their uncle Kurt, who played for the Mavericks, and some of his teammates. They...
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Apr 17, 2019 · The Netflix original documentary, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, tells the story of the Portland Mavericks, an independent team that started in an 0-2 count. It all began when seasoned Hollywood vet Bing Russell (father of Kurt Russell) saw an opportunity.
Jan 30, 2014 · Billed as the story of "the real-life Bad News Bears", the documentary shows how Bing held open trials in Portland, Oregon after Major League Baseball pulled out of the city. He banned...
