Baseball Movies

Baseball MoviesToday was scheduled to be the opening day of Major League Baseball. Because it has been canceled we have compiled a list of baseball movies so you can get your baseball fix. If you follow the links, there are recommendations for how to stream them.

The Pride of The Yankees (1942)
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.

Angels In The Outfield (1951)
A young woman reporter blames the Pittsburgh Pirates’ losing streak on the obscenely abusive manager. While she attempts to learn more about him for her column, he begins hearing the voice of an angel promising him help for the team if he will mend his ways.

Dam Yankees (1958)
A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant. For those who want to combine Broadway and Baseball.

Bad News Bears (1976)
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

The Natural (1984)
An unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost divine talent.

Bull Durham (1988)
A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

Eight Men Out (1988)
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

Field Of Dreams (1989)
An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the 1919 Chicago White Sox come.

Major League (1989)
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.

A League of Their Own (1992)
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.

The Sandlot (1993)
In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.

For Love Of The Game (1999)
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.

61* (2001)
Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle race to break Babe Ruth’s single-season home run record.

Fever Pitch (2005)
Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.

The Perfect Game (2010)
Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who became the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

Moneyball (2011)
Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.

Trouble With The Curve (2012)
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.

42 (2013)
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process.

All Stars (2014)
Follows a girls’ 10-year-old fastpitch softball team and their families through a recreation league season that culminates in the selection of the coveted 10-and-under All-Star.

Million Dollar Arm (2014)
A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.

The Rookie (2018-2020)
Starting over isn’t easy, especially for John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of joining the LAPD. As their oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from those who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

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