Overview
Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this second chapter in the HBO series "When It Was a Game" brings many lost moments to life. Narrated by Peter Kessler, the documentary features clips of Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Tommy Lasorda and Babe Ruth.
Cast
- Peter Kessler as Narrator (voice)
- Ellen Burstyn as Passage Narrator (voice)
- Joe Mantegna as Passage Narrator (voice)
- Jack Palance as Passage Narrator (voice)
- Jason Robards as Passage Narrator (voice)
- Roy Scheider as Passage Narrator (voice)
- Donald Honig as Self (voice)
- Robert W. Creamer as Self (voice)
- Dario Lodigiani as Self (voice)
- Gus Zernial as Self (voice)