Baseball: Stories from the Pressbox
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about the history of baseball. Long before 24-hour sports networks, Americans got their daily fix of the national game by devouring their daily sports pages. Sports Illustrated's Frank Deford hosts this program in which veteran baseball scribes bring the game's greatest moments to life,
Cast & Crew
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Meleata Smalls
Voice
Maury Allen
Claire Smith
Tracy Ringolsby
Phil Pepe
Sam Lacy
Film Details
Also Known As
History of Baseball, A
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Sports
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary about the history of baseball. Long before 24-hour sports networks, Americans got their daily fix of the national game by devouring their daily sports pages. Sports Illustrated's Frank Deford hosts this program in which veteran baseball scribes bring the game's greatest moments to life, reflect on the game's most colorful stars and discuss the role of baseball in American lore. Passages written by famous sportswriters of the 20th century, such as Grantland Rice, Damon Runyan and Ring Lardner, are read throughout the program.
Cast
Meleata Smalls
Voice
Maury Allen
Claire Smith
Tracy Ringolsby
Phil Pepe
Sam Lacy
Leonard Koppett
Jack O'connell
Frank Deford
Nick Peter
Joe Goddard
Jack Lang
Hal Mccoy
Sandy Grady
Bill Conlin
John Lowe
Curt Chaplan
Voice
Ira Berkow
Dan Shaughnessy
Mark Whicker
Stan Hochman
Bob Finnigan
Jerome Holtzman
Pete Hammill
Bill Madden
Rick Hummel
Bob Broeg
Crew
Frank Baglino
Sound
Brooke Boschen
Production Coordinator
Shaw Brown
Other
Chuck Cavanaugh
Audio Mixer
David Check
Line Producer
John Clateman
Segment Producer
Phil Ferzacca
Video
Steve Fortunato
Producer
David Gavant
Executive Producer
Chuck Goslin
Video
Charlie Herwig
Video
Allison Joyner
Production Assistant
Will Kelly
On-Line Editor
Shirley Klinger
Production
Jokas Landau
On-Line Editor
Marie Leicht
Sound
Chris Looby
Production Coordinator
Sal Malguarnera
Video
Casey Masbach
Production
Lauren Mendes
Production Assistant
Kirk Nehring
Sound
Rob Newman
Video
Dave O'brien
Sound
Jim O'hara
Producer
Dominic Orlando
Video
Pete Panagoulias
Segment Producer
Mark Petracca
Sound
Jeff Phillips
Sound
Joe Porciello
Stock Footage
Gene Samuels
Video
Elizabeth Scott
Production
Jeff Scott
Writer
Dave Scwinger
Production Assistant
Dick Seebach
On-Line Editor
Ben Small
Production Assistant
Meleata Small
Segment Producer
Kristen Snyder
Segment Producer
Jeff Spaulding
Producer
Drew Thorry
Other
Shannon Valine
Other
Susan Werbe
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
History of Baseball, A
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Sports
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
