Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It - 2012

Broadcaster Joe Garagiola narrates the greatest games of baseball's golden era in this nostalgia-packed documentary. Its unique focus is legendary ball games the way most of America witnessed them . . . in the movie newsreels. The venues are America's grand old ball parks: the original Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Brooklyn's Ebbets Field; the Polo Grounds, Tiger Stadium and other baseball landmarks that may be gone, but come to life again in this DVD. Witness Babe Ruth at bat; Lou Gehrig's ""luckiest man"" speech; Roger Maris breaking the Babe's home-run record; Pete Gray, the St. Louis Brown's one-armed outfielder; Ted William's final at-bat when he went out in grand style, ending his career with a home run, and other classic moments in baseball history.

60min
2012
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10

Cast

Stan Musial profile pictureStan MusialSelf (archive footage)
Babe Ruth profile pictureBabe RuthSelf (archive footage)
Joe DiMaggio profile pictureJoe DiMaggioSelf (archive footage)
Ted Williams profile pictureTed WilliamsSelf (archive footage)

About Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It

Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It Overview

Broadcaster Joe Garagiola narrates the greatest games of baseball's golden era in this nostalgia-packed documentary. Its unique focus is legendary ball games the way most of America witnessed them . . . in the movie newsreels. The venues are America's grand old ball parks: the original Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Brooklyn's Ebbets Field; the Polo Grounds, Tiger Stadium and other baseball landmarks that may be gone, but come to life again in this DVD. Witness Babe Ruth at bat; Lou Gehrig's ""luckiest man"" speech; Roger Maris breaking the Babe's home-run record; Pete Gray, the St. Louis Brown's one-armed outfielder; Ted William's final at-bat when he went out in grand style, ending his career with a home run, and other classic moments in baseball history.

Runtime: 60min

Extra details

Original Title: Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It
Original Language: English