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The First Boys of Spring (2016)
57 min | Documentary

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The First Boys of Spring (2016)

57 min | Documentary

For parts of five decades, the immortals of America's National Pastime trained on baseball diamonds and "boiled out the alcoholic microbes" of winter in the thermal baths of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1886, The Chicago White Stockings were ...See moreFor parts of five decades, the immortals of America's National Pastime trained on baseball diamonds and "boiled out the alcoholic microbes" of winter in the thermal baths of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In 1886, The Chicago White Stockings were the first to trek south to Hot Springs, when the team's owner and manager decided the boys needed a place to practice and get ready for the season ahead. Other teams soon followed, including the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburg Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and many others. Hot Springs was "wide open" in those days, frequented by famous and infamous characters. And so came the greatest of the great, to play ball, for a month or so in late winter and early spring, including more than a third of all players enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Cy Young, Honus Wagner-the best who ever played the game-all worked out here. And so did the legends of the Negro Leagues. The likes of Satchel Page and Josh Gibson also came to train in this southern resort town, staying in different hotels, but working just as hard to get ready for their seasons when baseball was segregated. See less

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Charles Alexander Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Marty Appel Self - Baeball Historian Self - Baeball Historian See fewer	The Bronx Is Burning (2007)
D.J. Baxendale Self - Pitcher Self - Pitcher See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Trey Berry Self - Historical Advisor Self - Historical Advisor See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Mark Blauer Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Jim Borden Self - Director of Photography Self - Director of Photography See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Dale Carpenter Self - Editor Self - Editor See fewer	Indians, Outlaws, Marshals and the Hangin' Judge (2020)
Derek Cash Self - Baseball fan Self - Baseball fan See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Phil Dixon Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	The Quarry (2022)
Ray Doswell Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	Brothers All Are We (2017)
Mike Dugan Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Don Duren Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Sean Fitzgibbons Self - Graphic Designer Self - Graphic Designer See fewer	The Modern Romantic Podcast (2022)
James Greeson Self - Musical Composer Self - Musical Composer See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Jonathon Hamner Self - Land Surveyor Self - Land Surveyor See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Maddie Herrod Self - Baseball fan Self - Baseball fan See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Amber Louise Hood Self - Baseball fan Self - Baseball fan See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Bill Jenkinson Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	Finding Babe Ruth (2015)
Jacob Johnson Self - Bobby Byrne Self - Bobby Byrne See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Sean Kelley Self - Saloon / Self - Museum Director Self - Saloon / Self - Museum Director See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
McKinzie Lambert Self - Baseball Historian (as McKenzie Lambert) Self - Baseball Historian (as McKenzie Lambert) See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Leigh Montville Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	Untitled Muhammad Ali Shola Amoo Project
Rex Nelson Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Hoyt Purvis Self - Historical Advisor Self - Historical Advisor See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Tim Reid Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Wendy Richter Self - Historical Advisor Self - Historical Advisor See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Liz Robbins Self - Museum Director Self - Museum Director See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Matt Stelte Self - Catcher Self - Catcher See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Billy Bob Thornton Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Sling Blade (1996)
Jeannie Wayne Self - Historical Advisor Self - Historical Advisor See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Patrick Williams Self - Historical Advisor Self - Historical Advisor See fewer	The First Boys of Spring (2016)
Gerald C. Wood Self - Baseball Historian Self - Baseball Historian See fewer	Horton Foote: The Road to Home (2020)

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