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Film / 2000
When It Was a Game 3
In this third entry of the ongoing HBO documentary series celebrating America's favorite pastime, the focus is on the 1960s, when Major League Baseball was slowly evolving from pure sport to big-bucks entertainment. Using footage of players and fans, the film covers the Yankees' ascension to greatness, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players and the rise of free agency.
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In this third entry of the ongoing HBO documentary series celebrating America's favorite pastime, the focus is on the 1960s, when Major League Baseball was slowly evolving from pure sport to big-bucks entertainment. Using footage of players and fans, the film covers the Yankees' ascension to greatness, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players and the rise of free agency.
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When It Was A Game Collection
In release orderCast
Liev SchreiberNarrator (voice)
Andre BraugherPassage Narrator (voice)
Kevin CostnerPassage Narrator (voice)
Rita MorenoPassage Narrator (voice)
Billy CrystalSelf (voice)
Bob CostasSelf (voice)
Leonard KoppettSelf (voice)
Bill MonbouquetteSelf (voice)
Joe PepitoneSelf (voice)
Jim BoutonSelf (voice)
Maury WillsSelf (voice)
Frank RobinsonSelf (voice)
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Jim KaatSelf (voice)
Al KalineSelf (voice)
Dick RadatzSelf (voice)
Gordon EdesSelf (voice)
Thomas BoswellSelf (voice)
John SaylesSelf (voice)
Ferguson JenkinsSelf (voice)
Richard JohnsonSelf (voice)
Bob GibsonSelf (voice)
Tim McCarverSelf (voice)
Dal MaxvillSelf (voice)
Mike ShannonSelf (voice)
Jeff TorborgSelf (voice)
Hank AaronSelf (voice)
Marty AppelSelf (voice)
Maury AllenSelf (voice)
Donald HonigSelf (voice)
George ThorogoodSelf (voice)
Michael Eric DysonSelf (voice)
Omar MinayaSelf (voice)
Roberto González EchevarríaSelf (voice)
Samuel O. RegaladoSelf (voice)
Tony OlivaSelf (voice)
Charles EinsteinSelf (voice)
Juan MarichalSelf (voice)
Geraldo RiveraSelf (voice)
Howie RoseSelf (voice)
Robert WuhlSelf (voice)
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