Take Me Out
by yrnej | created - 29 Apr 2017 | updated - 30 Apr 2017 | PublicThe 2017 Major League Baseball season is in full swing so let's have a double header (or more) of baseball films! Which real-life team has the best group of films made about it?
Discuss the list here
* minimum three films made about any one team
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1. Fever Pitch (2005)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Jason Spevack, Jack Kehler
Votes: 47,731 | Gross: $42.07M
Boston Red Sox - Fever Pitch, Fear Strikes Out, Game 6
2. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Approved | 77 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues. Restored in original Black and White.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers
Votes: 1,438
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers - The Jackie Robinson Story, 42, Roogie's Bump, It's Good To Be Alive
3. Rookie of the Year (1993)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Director: Daniel Stern | Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall, Amy Morton
Votes: 30,926 | Gross: $53.58M
Chicago Cubs - Rookie of the Year, Alibi Ike, Elmer the Great, Taking Care of Business
4. Major League (1989)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Sport
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton
Votes: 76,318 | Gross: $49.80M
Cleveland Indians - Major League, Major League II, The Kid From Cleveland
5. For Love of the Game (1999)
PG-13 | 137 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
After 19 years of playing the game he's loved his whole life, Detroit Tigers pitcher Billy Chapel has to decide if he's going to risk everything and put everything out there.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly, Jena Malone
Votes: 37,439 | Gross: $35.17M
Detroit Tigers - For Love of the Game, Cobb, One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story, Tiger Town
6. Angels in the Outfield (1994)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.
Director: William Dear | Stars: Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 34,399 | Gross: $50.24M
Los Angeles Angels - Angels in the Outfield, Talent for the Game, Angels in the Infield, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
7. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan
Votes: 11,985
New York Yankees - The Pride of the Yankees, The Scout, *61, Damn Yankees, The Babe, The Babe Ruth Story, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way, The Bronx Is Burning, Henry & Me
8. Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Pittsburgh Pirates' brash and abusive manager receives the help of an angel to win games and become a better person in the process.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Donna Corcoran
Votes: 2,955
Pittsburgh Pirates - Angels in the Outfield, The Winning Season, Million Dollar Arm
9. Pitch (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sport
A young pitcher becomes the first woman to play in the Major Leagues.
Stars: Kylie Bunbury, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mark Consuelos, Mo McRae
Votes: 6,274
I prefer seeing baseball teams on TV shows like the San Diego Padres on Pitch.
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