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When It Was a Game 3
When It Was a Game 3
Release: 2000-07-17
·Runtime: 57m
·★ 9.0
Documentary
History
In this third entry of the ongoing HBO documentary series celebrating America's favorite pastime, the focus is on the 1960s, when Major League Baseball was slowly evolving from pure sport to big-bucks entertainment. Using footage of players and fans, the film covers the Yankees' ascension to greatness, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players and the rise of free agency.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Black Canyon Productions
HBO Sports
Cast
John Sayles
as Self (voice)
Charles Einstein
as Self (voice)
Bill Monbouquette
as Self (voice)
Michael Eric Dyson
as Self (voice)
George Thorogood
as Self (voice)
Hank Aaron
as Self (voice)
Billy Crystal
as Self (voice)
Robert Wuhl
as Self (voice)
Kevin Costner
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Rita Moreno
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Geraldo Rivera
as Self (voice)
Liev Schreiber
as Narrator (voice)
Bob Gibson
as Self (voice)
Frank Robinson
as Self (voice)
Andre Braugher
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Bob Costas
as Self (voice)
Jim Bouton
as Self (voice)
