2014
Netflix
1 h 20 m

2014
Netflix
1 h 20 m

Summary The Battered Bastards of Baseball is one of baseball's last great, unheralded true stories. In 1973, Hollywood veteran Bing Russell (best known for playing Deputy Clem on "Bonanza") created the only independent baseball team in America at the time, the legendary Portland Mavericks. Bing operated without a Major League affiliation while p...

Directed By: Chapman Way, Maclain Way

2014
Netflix
1 h 20 m

2014
Netflix
1 h 20 m

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

Name: The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Genre: Documentary, Sport
Released: 2014-07-11
Duration: 1 min 20 s
Rating: 75
Cast: Lou Russell, Kurt Russell, Ken Wheeler, Todd Field, Jack Faust

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings

6.9

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Directed By: Chapman Way, Maclain Way

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Portland Oregonian

Jul 11, 2014

Behind the on-field shenanigans and eccentric personalities, there's a meatier story about the corporatization of sports and the disappearance of the barnstorming attitude Bing Russell took as a virtual religion.

By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW

The Playlist

Jul 11, 2014

The Batterered Bastards of Baseball is an entertaining celebration of the independent spirit and the love of the game.

By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW

Hitfix

Jul 11, 2014

It's full of laughs and, towards the end, I even got a bit choked up in places.

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Los Angeles Times

Jul 11, 2014

The joy on display here is contagious.

By Glenn Whipp FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Jul 11, 2014

That Battered Bastards is practically a hagiography doesn't negate the fact that it has more anti-establishment joie de vivre in any given scene than most talking-head docs about previously unheralded mensches contain in their entire run times.

By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW

Variety

Jul 11, 2014

A fast-paced valentine to Russell and his quixotic vision so rife with underdog victors and hairpin twists of fortune that, if it weren’t all true, no one would believe it.

By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jul 11, 2014

The Battered Bastards of Baseball is an affectionate scrapbook of a documentary.

By Daniel M. Gold FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Jul 11, 2014

Duration 1 h 20 m

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Tagline The one team that had a pair

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

Top Cast

Lou Russell

Self - Bing's Wife

Kurt Russell

Self - Vice-President, Designated Hitter

Ken Wheeler

Self - Sports Writer, Oregon Journal

Todd Field

Self - Batboy

Jack Faust

Self - Attorney

Carren Woods

Self - Assistant G.M.

Nick Bertram

Self - Sports Writer, Oregon Journal

Robert Richardson

Self - Northwest League President

Frank Peters

Self - Manager '74 - '75

Rob Nelson

Self - Pitcher

Jim Swanson

Self - Catcher

Larry Colton

Self - Pitcher

Jon Yoshiwara

Self - Infielder

Jim Bouton

Self - Pitcher

Johnny Carson

Self

Penny Clemo

Self - Batgirl

Joe Garagiola

Self

Joe Garza

Self

Lou Gehrig

Self - Yankees First Baseman

Lefty Gomez

Self - Yankees Pitcher

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