When It Was a Game 2
9
59 minutes
7/13/1992
Overview
Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this second chapter in the HBO series "When It Was a Game" brings many lost moments to life. Narrated by Peter Kessler, the documentary features clips of Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Tommy Lasorda and Babe Ruth.
Cast List
Peter Kessler
as Narrator (voice)
Ellen Burstyn
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Joe Mantegna
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Jack Palance
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Jason Robards
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Roy Scheider
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Donald Honig
as Self (voice)
Robert W. Creamer
as Self (voice)
Dario Lodigiani
as Self (voice)
Gus Zernial
as Self (voice)
Harry Walker
as Self (voice)
Alex Grammas
as Self (voice)
Joe Garagiola
as Self (voice)
Elden Auker
as Self (voice)
Enos Slaughter
as Self (voice)
Tommy Henrich
as Self (voice)
Mel Harder
as Self (voice)
Charlie Gehringer
as Self (voice)
Ralph Schoenstein
as Self (voice)
John Beradino
as Self (voice)
Donald Hall
as Self (voice)
Stephen Longstreet
as Self (voice)
Heywood Hale Broun
as Self (voice)
Billy Crystal
as Self (voice)
Red Barber
as Self (voice)
Carl Erskine
as Self (voice)
Frank Crosetti
as Self (voice)
Mel Allen
as Self (voice)