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If Who Is On First, What Must Be On Second

by horn-5 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
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  • How to Play Baseball (1942)

    1. How to Play Baseball

    19428mApprovedShort
    7.1 (1.4K)
    Goofy demonstrates how to play baseball. He plays all positions for both teams, and demonstrates many different types of pitches.
    DirectorJack KinneyStarsGeorge JohnsonFred Shields
    A narrated Disney cartoon explaining the fine points of playing baseball as demonstrated by Goofy (and various Goofy lookalikes).
  • Robert Redford in The Natural (1984)

    2. The Natural

    19842h 18mPG61Metascore
    7.4 (54K)
    A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert RedfordRobert DuvallGlenn Close
    Boyhood dreams, a bat made from a tree struck by lightning and most importantly, a never-ending passion for the game.
  • Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham (1988)

    3. Bull Durham

    19881h 48mR73Metascore
    7.0 (62K)
    A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
    DirectorRon SheltonStarsKevin CostnerSusan SarandonTim Robbins
    A Baseball Annie who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
  • Tab Hunter and Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees (1958)

    4. Damn Yankees

    19581h 51mApproved
    7.0 (3.6K)
    A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant.
    DirectorsGeorge AbbottStanley DonenStarsTab HunterGwen VerdonRay Walston
    One long ball hitter, that's what we need! I'd sell my soul for one long ball hitter.
  • The Sandlot (1993)

    5. The Sandlot

    19931h 41mPG55Metascore
    7.8 (108K)
    In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
    DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsTom GuiryMike VitarArt LaFleur
    A kid's baseball team, in addition to beating their snooty rivals and also, beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him.
  • Fear Strikes Out (1957)

    6. Fear Strikes Out

    19571h 40mApproved
    6.9 (2.2K)
    True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsAnthony PerkinsKarl MaldenNorma Moore
    Father does not know best.
  • Janet Leigh and Paul Douglas in Angels in the Outfield (1951)

    7. Angels in the Outfield

    19511h 39mApproved72Metascore
    7.1 (3.2K)
    The Pittsburgh Pirates' brash and abusive manager receives the help of an angel to win games and become a better person in the process.
    DirectorClarence BrownStarsPaul DouglasJanet LeighKeenan Wynn
    The toughest guy you ever met ... until an angel said "Hello!"
  • Angels in the Outfield (1994)

    8. Angels in the Outfield

    19941h 42mPG44Metascore
    6.2 (36K)
    When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.
    DirectorWilliam DearStarsDanny GloverBrenda FrickerTony Danza
    Ya Gotta Believe!
  • Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams (1989)

    9. Field of Dreams

    19891h 47mPG57Metascore
    7.5 (134K)
    Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
    DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay Liotta
    Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice in his corn field tell him, "If you build it, he will come." He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago White Sox players banned from the game for throwing the 1919 World Series.
  • Safe at Home! (1962)

    10. Safe at Home!

    19621h 24mNot Rated
    5.5 (389)
    Legendary Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle stars with his Yankee teammate Roger Maris in this good-natured story of dreams that really do come true.
    DirectorWalter DonigerStarsMickey MantleRoger MarisWilliam Frawley
    A GRAND SLAM! Fun And Laughter With The Greatest Guys In Baseball... and the luckiest kid in the world!
  • Ray Milland, Paul Douglas, and Jean Peters in It Happens Every Spring (1949)

    11. It Happens Every Spring

    19491h 27mApproved
    6.8 (2K)
    A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsRay MillandJean PetersPaul Douglas
    A wood repellant baseball ain't easy to hit.
  • Clint Eastwood in Trouble with the Curve (2012)

    12. Trouble with the Curve

    20121h 51mPG-1358Metascore
    6.8 (71K)
    A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.
    DirectorRobert LorenzStarsClint EastwoodAmy AdamsJohn Goodman
    Being comfortable is overrated.
  • William Bendix and Claire Trevor in The Babe Ruth Story (1948)

    13. The Babe Ruth Story

    19481h 46mApproved
    5.2 (1.2K)
    William Bendix suits up in Yankee flannels as the renowned pitcher-turned-outfielder Babe Ruth in a sports biopic that mixes facts with fiction.
    DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsWilliam BendixClaire TrevorCharles Bickford
    Say it ain't so, Babe
  • Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

    14. The Pride of the Yankees

    19422h 8mApproved
    7.6 (12K)
    The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
    DirectorSam WoodStarsGary CooperTeresa WrightBabe Ruth
    Wally Pipp took a day off. and his replacement, Lou Gehrig, went on to become the greatest New York Yankee there ever was, and , in his farewell speech said.." I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth/"
  • Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen in Major League (1989)

    15. Major League

    19891h 47mR62Metascore
    7.2 (80K)
    The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
    DirectorDavid S. WardStarsTom BerengerCharlie SheenCorbin Bernsen
    In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven't, the Indians have managed to win a few here and there, and are threatening to climb out of the cellar
  • James Stewart and June Allyson in The Stratton Story (1949)

    16. The Stratton Story

    19491h 46mApproved
    7.1 (3.5K)
    Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.
    DirectorSam WoodStarsJames StewartJune AllysonFrank Morgan
    Look at that road! I used to do ten miles on that road like it was nothin' - just to pitch a game! Now I can hardly reach it, let alone walk on it!
  • Casey at the Bat (1954)

    17. Casey at the Bat

    19549mShort
    6.7 (586)
    Animated version of classic baseball poem.
    DirectorJack KinneyStarsJerry ColonnaJohn BrownDessie Flynn
    ...there is no joy in Mudville today, for Mighty Casey has struck out.
  • Doris Day and Ronald Reagan in The Winning Team (1952)

    18. The Winning Team

    19521h 38mApproved
    6.5 (1.2K)
    Nebraska farmboy Grover Cleveland Alexander achieves baseball stardom before war injuries and alcoholism derail his career, but through his wife's faithful efforts he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.
    DirectorLewis SeilerStarsDoris DayRonald ReaganFrank Lovejoy
    And here comes the pitch, Yes, the pitch, the pitch for the warmest, most wonderful, most human story ever told, the true story of Grover Cleveland Alexander!
  • Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)

    19. Moneyball

    20112h 13mPG-1387Metascore
    7.6 (486K)
    Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
    DirectorBennett MillerStarsBrad PittRobin WrightJonah Hill
    This guy should cost $3 million a year. We can get him for $237,000
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Esther Williams in Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

    20. Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    19491h 33mApproved66Metascore
    6.6 (4.2K)
    Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
    DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsFrank SinatraEsther WilliamsGene Kelly
    Buy me some popcorn and Crackerjacks
  • The Rookie (2002)

    21. The Rookie

    20022h 7mG72Metascore
    6.9 (38K)
    A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.
    DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsDennis QuaidJD EvermoreRachel Griffiths
    Jimmie Morris, a Texas baseball coach (at Reagan County High School in Big Lake, Texas) makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs.
  • Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna in A League of Their Own (1992)

    22. A League of Their Own

    19922h 8mPG69Metascore
    7.4 (126K)
    During World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
    DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksGeena DavisLori Petty
    There IS NO crying in baseball - Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.
  • Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

    23. Bang the Drum Slowly

    19731h 36mPG80Metascore
    6.7 (6.5K)
    The story of the friendship between the New York Mammoths major-league baseball team's worldly-wise pitcher Henry "Author" Wiggen and half-wit catcher Bruce Pearson as they cope with Bruce's terminal illness during a baseball season.
    DirectorJohn D. HancockStarsMichael MoriartyRobert De NiroVincent Gardenia
    The story of the friendship between a star pitcher, wise to the world, and a half-wit catcher, as they cope with the catcher's terminal illness through a baseball season.-From here on in, I rag nobody.
  • Tom Selleck in Mr. Baseball (1992)

    24. Mr. Baseball

    19921h 48mPG-13
    6.0 (13K)
    Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.
    DirectorFred SchepisiStarsTom SelleckKen TakakuraAya Takanashi
    It's like being a black guy back home. Only there's less of us.
  • John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney, Don Harvey, James Read, Perry Lang, and Michael Rooker in Eight Men Out (1988)

    25. Eight Men Out

    19881h 59mPG71Metascore
    7.2 (23K)
    A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
    DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJohn CusackClifton JamesJace Alexander
    1919. The year America saw major league baseball played a whole new way...underhanded

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