When It Was a Game 3
Overview
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.
Release date
17/07/2000
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Liev Schreiber
Narrator (voice)
Andre Braugher
Passage Narrator (voice)
Kevin Costner
Passage Narrator (voice)
Rita Moreno
Passage Narrator (voice)
Billy Crystal
Self (voice)
Bob Costas
Self (voice)
Leonard Koppett
Self (voice)
Bill Monbouquette
Self (voice)
Joe Pepitone
Self (voice)
Jim Bouton
Self (voice)
Maury Wills
Self (voice)
Frank Robinson
Self (voice)
Jim Kaat
Self (voice)
Al Kaline
Self (voice)
Dick Radatz
Self (voice)
Gordon Edes
Self (voice)
Thomas Boswell
Self (voice)
John Sayles
Self (voice)
Ferguson Jenkins
Self (voice)
Richard Johnson
Self (voice)
Bob Gibson
Self (voice)
Tim McCarver
Self (voice)
Dal Maxvill
Self (voice)
Mike Shannon
Self (voice)
Jeff Torborg
Self (voice)
Hank Aaron
Self (voice)
Marty Appel
Self (voice)
Maury Allen
Self (voice)
Donald Honig
Self (voice)
George Thorogood
Self (voice)
Michael Eric Dyson
Self (voice)
Omar Minaya
Self (voice)
Roberto González Echevarría
Self (voice)
Samuel O. Regalado
Self (voice)
Tony Oliva
Self (voice)
Charles Einstein
Self (voice)
Juan Marichal
Self (voice)
Geraldo Rivera
Self (voice)
Howie Rose
Self (voice)
Robert Wuhl
Self (voice)
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