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Bull Durham, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings, and A League of Their Own would be my top three.

Recently watched Big Leaguer with Edward G. Robinson and Vera-Ellen - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045556/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_5_act.  Not too bad.  I only learned of it's existence from this card - https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/170224/cid/10930084/1953-A&BC-Film-Stars-Series-1-21-Vera-Ellen.  For some reason, Vera-Ellen doesn't dance, but Robinson does.

These are all great movies. Two more I enjoy any time they are on TV are "It Happens Every Spring", a 1949 Ray Milland movie about an inventor who discovers a substance that repels wood and uses it on a baseball and becomes a pitcher. The other is "Trouble with the Curve" from 2012 with Clint Eastwood. Both movies are mostly off the field but still baseball-themed.

I liked Mr. Baseball where aging hot shot gets a culture shock playing in Japan

I enjoyed that movie also. Everyone was telling Tom Selleck’s character Jack, “You have a hole in your swing!”.

Also have the card from the 1992 Upper Deck #SP4 – Tom Selleck SP “Mister Baseball”. The card also features Frank Thomas on the back.

"Don't Look Back" with Lou Gossett, Jr. as Satchel Paige is one of my favorites.

Going documentary genre Fastball is an absolute gem. And you can not leave out Ken Burn's Baseball. I could listen to Buck O'Neil tell stories for days.

I like almost all baseball movies, but the two that I watch the most are Major League and Bull Durham. I do like Field of Dreams and Moneyball as well.

If you want to include documentaries, I like It Ain’t Over and  The Saint of Second Chances.

I suggest Heading Home which is about Israel WBC team

I was just coming back to recommend "Fastball." It's probably my favorite documentary ever.

Also, now that someone has mentioned Mr. Baseball, that reminds me. The movie isn't my favorite, but one of my favorite items in my collection is the Upper Deck special card of Tom Selleck that I have signed by Tom Selleck.

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/217/cid/98303/1992-Upper-Deck-SP4-Tom-Selleck

rmpaq5 wrote:

Going documentary genre Fastball is an absolute gem. And you can not leave out Ken Burn's Baseball. I could listen to Buck O'Neil tell stories for days.

I have to add Bingo Long Travelling All Stars & Motor Kings to my to-do list!

As an aside, is that Frankie Manning in your avatar? Love it!