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The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
Director: Maclain Way
Cast: Kurt Russell, Todd Field, Jim Bouton, Lou Russell
Runtime80 min
Rating15
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Hollywood veteran Bing Russell creates the only independent baseball team in the country—alarming the baseball establishment and sparking the meteoric rise of the 1970s Portland Mavericks.
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Directed by Maclain Way in 2014, The Battered Bastards of Baseball is a captivating documentary that tells the story of Hollywood veteran Bing Russell's creation of the independent Portland Mavericks baseball team, which shook up the baseball establishment with its meteoric rise. Featuring engaging interviews with the team, including actor Kurt Russell, this film offers a unique and entertaining look at the rebellious spirit that drove the Mavericks' success.
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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. Owned by actor Bing Russell, the Mavericks were an independent team, without the affiliation of a parent team in the major leagues. The title is from a line in Jim Bouton's 1970 book Ball Four: "Us battered bastards of baseball are the biggest customers of the U.S. Post Office, forwarding-address department."
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