When It Was a Game 3

57 minutes

7/17/2000

Overview

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.

Cast List

Liev Schreiber
as Narrator (voice)
Andre Braugher
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Kevin Costner
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Rita Moreno
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Billy Crystal
as Self (voice)
Bob Costas
as Self (voice)
Leonard Koppett
as Self (voice)
Bill Monbouquette
as Self (voice)
Joe Pepitone
as Self (voice)
Jim Bouton
as Self (voice)
Maury Wills
as Self (voice)
Frank Robinson
as Self (voice)
Jim Kaat
as Self (voice)
Al Kaline
as Self (voice)
Dick Radatz
as Self (voice)
Gordon Edes
as Self (voice)
Thomas Boswell
as Self (voice)
John Sayles
as Self (voice)
Ferguson Jenkins
as Self (voice)
Richard Johnson
as Self (voice)
Bob Gibson
as Self (voice)
Tim McCarver
as Self (voice)
Dal Maxvill
as Self (voice)
Mike Shannon
as Self (voice)
Jeff Torborg
as Self (voice)
Hank Aaron
as Self (voice)
Marty Appel
as Self (voice)
Maury Allen
as Self (voice)
Donald Honig
as Self (voice)
George Thorogood
as Self (voice)
Michael Eric Dyson
as Self (voice)
Omar Minaya
as Self (voice)
Roberto González Echevarría
as Self (voice)
Samuel O. Regalado
as Self (voice)
Tony Oliva
as Self (voice)
Charles Einstein
as Self (voice)
Juan Marichal
as Self (voice)
Geraldo Rivera
as Self (voice)
Howie Rose
as Self (voice)
Robert Wuhl
as Self (voice)