A League of Their Own -
A 1992 comedy sheds light on a little-known chapter of American sports history with its story of a struggling team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The league was formed when the recruiting of soldiers during World War II resulted in a shortage of men's baseball teams. The AAGPBL continued after the
war until 1954 and the movie depicts the league in full swing and
establishes a colorful team of supporting players.
61* -In 1961 baseball expanded its season from 154 games to 162, allowing weaker pitching into the major leagues and two New York Yankees teammates--Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle--to make an assault on the sport's ultimate record: Babe Ruth's 60 home runs. To add to the stew, the baseball commissioner announced any record set in the last eight games of the season wouldn't count toward the official record; records had to be achieved in 154 games. This film is historically accurate with no added coloration.
The Natural - An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out
of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this
magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree,
Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier in his life.
