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Black baseball greats, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, compete to be the first African-American Major League Baseball player, only to see a rookie, Jackie Robinson, be chosen.
Original Release
04/20/1996
US Release
04/20/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Delroy Lindo | Satchel Paige |
Mykelti Williamson | Josh Gibson |
Edward Herrmann | Branch Rickey |
Blair Underwood | Jackie Robinson |
R. Lee Ermey | Wilkie |
Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Lahoma |
Gina Ravera | Grace |
Obba Babatunde | Cum Posey |
Cylk Cozart | Zo Perry |
J.D. Hall | Gus Greenlee |
Directors
Writers
David Himmelstein, Gary Hoffman
Cast
Name | Character |
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Delroy Lindo | Satchel Paige |
Mykelti Williamson | Josh Gibson |
Edward Herrmann | Branch Rickey |
Blair Underwood | Jackie Robinson |
R. Lee Ermey | Wilkie |
Salli Richardson-Whitfield | Lahoma |
Gina Ravera | Grace |
Obba Babatunde | Cum Posey |
Cylk Cozart | Zo Perry |
J.D. Hall | Gus Greenlee |
Jerry Hardin | Happy Chandler |
Brent Jennings | Frank Duncan |
Richard Riehle | Pete Harmon |
Armand Asselin | Rip |
Joey Banks | Link Rudolph |
Paul Bates | Orderly #1 |
Bruce Beatty | Reporter |
Guy Boyd | Clark Griffith |
Stacye P. Branche | Ella Fitzgerald |
Gregg Burge | Bill Robinson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gary Hoffman | Executive Producer |
Kevin Kelly Brown | Executive Producer |
Mike Medavoy | Executive Producer |
Robert A. Papazian | Producer |