← Back

No Image

When It Was a Game 3 (2000)

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.

Release: 2000-07-17
Runtime: 57 min
Rating: 9 / 10
Cast
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Narrator (voice)
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher
Passage Narrator (voice)
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Passage Narrator (voice)
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Passage Narrator (voice)
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Self (voice)
Bob Costas
Bob Costas
Self (voice)
No Image
Leonard Koppett
Self (voice)
Bill Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette
Self (voice)
No Image
Joe Pepitone
Self (voice)
Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton
Self (voice)
No Image
Maury Wills
Self (voice)
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson
Self (voice)
No Image
Jim Kaat
Self (voice)
No Image
Al Kaline
Self (voice)
No Image
Dick Radatz
Self (voice)
No Image
Gordon Edes
Self (voice)
No Image
Thomas Boswell
Self (voice)
John Sayles
John Sayles
Self (voice)