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  • When It Was a Game (1991)
  • Unrated
    TV Movie | 57 min | Documentary, History, Sport
When It Was a Game (1991)
Unrated
TV Movie | 57 min | Documentary, History, Sport

This film consists solely of 8mm and 16mm film taken by players and fans from 1934 to 1957. All but a few minutes of the film are in color. Included is color footage of past major league players and ballparks, many of the parks now defunct...See moreThis film consists solely of 8mm and 16mm film taken by players and fans from 1934 to 1957. All but a few minutes of the film are in color. Included is color footage of past major league players and ballparks, many of the parks now defunct. Also included are literary readings, remembrances by former players, and baseball related music. Written by Mike Tuggle See less
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David Harmon (as David Harmon) | George Roy | Steven Stern
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Updated Jul 8, 1991

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Jul 8, 1991 (United States)

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Hank Aaron
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Bud Abbott
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Elden Auker
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Red Barber
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Yogi Berra
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Clay Bryant
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Roy Campanella
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Ty Cobb
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Lou Costello
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Robert W. Creamer
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Joe Cronin
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Dizzy Dean
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Bill Dickey
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Joe DiMaggio
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Bobby Doerr
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Leo Durocher
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Bob Feller
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Whitey Ford
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Jimmie Foxx
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Frankie Frisch
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Lou Gehrig
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Charlie Gehringer
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Joe Gordon
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Hank Greenberg
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Donald Hall
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Tommy Henrich
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Billy Herman
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George Hick
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Donald Honig
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Rogers Hornsby
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Carl Hubbell
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James Earl Jones
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Peter Kessler
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Ralph Kiner
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Whitey Kurowski
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Mickey Mantle
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Willie Mays
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Stan Musial
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Don Newcombe
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Mel Ott
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Jesse Owens
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Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
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Max Patkin
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Pee Wee Reese
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Lawrence Ritter
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Jason Robards
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Robin Roberts
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Frank Robinson
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Jackie Robinson
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Ray Robinson
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Babe Ruth
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Roy Scheider
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Enos Slaughter
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Duke Snider
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Honus Wagner
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Bill Werber
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Burgess Whitehead
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Ted Williams
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Cy Young
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Brock Peters
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