Ball Four Turns 40 (2022)
Jim Bouton's 1970 book "Ball Four" was groundbreaking, shocking, and controversial. It sold in the millions. 40 years later, Bouton and former teammates spin hilarious stories from behind baseball's cloistered clubhouses, giving a rare glimpse inside Major League baseball in the 1960s. The book's cultural impact is examined by filmmaker and former pro baseball player Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham"), author Jean Hastings Ardell, and David Kipen, former director of literature for the NEA.
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Jim Bouton
as Self
Jim Bouton, born in 1939, was an American baseball player who took acting roles after his baseball career. He passed away after a battle with cerebral amyloid angiopathy in 2019..
Greg Goossen
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Gregory Bryant Goossen was an American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball, playing from 1965 through 1970 for four different clubs in the American and National leagues. Listed at 6 ft...
Ron Shelton
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Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is a U.S. film director and screenwriter, most notable for making movies about sports.
Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and...
Director
Jon Leonoudakis
Cast
Jim Bouton, Greg Goossen, Ron Shelton, Tommy Davis