What is the story about?
The Oscars were on Sunday night, an award show designed to be a celebration of movies. More than any other sport, baseball has a rich history in cinema. From Babe Comes Home in 1927 to Eephus in 2024 there have been some memorable baseball moments on the silver screen. Here are some of the many classics:
- Damn Yankees (1958)
- The Bad News Bears (1976)
- The Natural (1984)
- Bull Durham (1988)
- Eight Men Out (1988)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
- Major League (1989)
- A League of Their Own (1992)
- Mr. Baseball (1992)
- Rookie of the Year (1993)
- The Sandlot (1993)
- Little Big League (1994)
- For Love of the Game (1999)
- Moneyball (2011)
- 42 (2013)
You can see a more complete list of baseball films here. But maybe you appreciate some of the underrated films that get overlooked. Some of my favorite underrated baseball movies include The Bingo
Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976), The Kid From Left Field (1979), Tiger Town (1984), Brewster’s Millions (1985), 61* (2001), Fever Pitch (2005), and Sugar (2008).
What is your favorite film? What is your favorite scene? Favorite quote?
