Diamonds
Diamonds
Baseball Goes to the Movies
Dave struck out looking for a good baseball movie page on the Web, so he called up his own file from the dugout. Ratings range from 4.0 (Excellent) to 1.5 (Poor); but in Dave's opinion, there is really no such thing as a bad baseball movie.
YearRatingMovie
Title
3.0Alibi
IkeAmazing
Era (New York Mets 1962-1986)TVAmos3.0Angels
in the Outfield2.5Angels
in the Outfield TV
+Aunt MaryThe
BabeBabe
Comes HomeTVBabe
RuthBabe
Ruth Profile2.0Babe
Ruth Story3.0Bad
News Bears2.5Bad
News Bears in Breaking Training2.0Bad
News Bears Go to JapanBallgameBang
the Drum slowly3.5Bang
the Drum SlowlyTV +Baseball,
A Film by Ken BurnsBaseball
FeverBaseball
Fun and GamesBaseball
Funny Side UpBaseball
Laughs, Gaffes, and GoofsBay
City BluesBay
City Blues 2Best
of Bob Uecker's Wacky World2.5Big
Leaguer3.0Bingo
Long Travelling All-Stars and Motor KingsBlood
Games2.5Blue
Skies Again3.0A
Boy Named Charlie BrownBoys
of SummerBoys'
Ranch2.0Brewster's
Millions2.5Brighton
Beach Memoirs3.0Brother
Rat2.5Brother
Rat and a Baby3.0Bull
Durham3.0The
Cameraman2.5Cannery
RowCasey
at the BatCasey
at the BatChicago
Cubs History 1876-19842.5CobbComeback
KidComerades
of SummerCooperstownTV +The
Court Martial of Jackie Robinson3.0Damn
Yankees2.0Death
on the DiamondDiamonds
on the Silver ScreenDonkey
BaseballTVDon't
Look Back: the Story of Satchel Paige2.0Dream
Team3.0Eight
Men Out3.0Elmer
the GreatFast
Company3.0Fear
Strikes Out3.5Field
of Dreams2.0Fireman
Save My ChildGirls
Can Play2.0Give
My Regards to Broadway2.5Goodbye
Franklin HighGracie
at the Bat2.0Great
American PastimeHeckler1.5Here
Come the TigersHot
CurvesI'll
Buy You (Anata Kaimasu)Incredible
Ida Early3.5InsignificanceIt
Happened in Flatbush3.5It
Happens Every SpringIt's
Arbor Day Charlie BrownTV
+It's Good to Be Alive3.0It's
My TurnIt's
Three Strikes, Charlie Brown3.0The
Jackie Robinson Story2.5Jim
Thorpe All-AmericanJust
the BeginningJuvenile
Court2.0The
Kid from Cleveland2.0The
Kid from Left FieldTV
+The Kid from Left Field2.0Kill
the UmpireLadies
Day3.0A
League of Their Own2.0Little
Big LeagueTV +Long
GoneLoud
MouthLovable
TroubleTV +Love
Affair: the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story2.0Love
Hurts2.5Major
League1.5Major
League II3.0Max
Dugan ReturnsMickey
MantleTVMillion
Dollar InfieldMoochie
of the Little League2.5Mr.
Baseball2.0Mr.
DestinyTV +Murder
at the World Series3.0My
Blue Heaven2.5The
Natural2.0Naughty
NinetiesNew
KlondikeNew
York Yankees: The Movie1.5Night
Games3.0The
Odd CoupleThe
Official History of BaseballOne
Legged Ace (Kata Ashi No Ace)One
Run ElmerTV +One
in a Million: The Ron LeFlore StoryOnly
the Ball Was WhiteOpening
DayOver-Under,
Sideways-Down2.5PastimeTVThe
Peewee Reese StoryPinstripe
PowerPlays
of the '80's2.5The
Pride of St. Louis4.0The
Pride of the Yankees2.5Professional
Soldier3.0Rhubarb1.5Roogie's
Bump3.0Rookie
of the Year2.5Safe
at Home2.5The
Sandlot2.0The
Scout4.0Ship
of FoolsSlide,
Kelly, SlideSlide
Nellie SlideSlide
Speedy Slide2.0The
Slugger's WifeSpeedy1.5Squeeze
PlayStealin'
Home2.5Stealing
Home2.5Strategic
Air Command3.5The
Stratton StorySwell-Head3.0Take
Me Out to the Ball Game2.5Taking
Care of Business1.5Talent
for the GameTeaching
Kids Baseball with Jerry2.5That
Touch of MinkThey
Learned About WomenTV +Tiger
TownToo
Many Women1.5Trading
HeartsTwo
Mugs from BrooklynWarming
UpWhen
It Was a Game2.5Whistling
in BrooklynTV +A
Winner Never Quits2.5The
Winning Team3.5Woman
of the Year
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