Synopsis
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
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Technical team
John Badham Directing
Hal Barwood Screenplay
Matthew Robbins Screenplay
William Goldstein Music
Rob Cohen Producing
Michael Chinich Producing
Berry Gordy Executive Producing
Production
Universal Pictures
Motown Productions
Pan Arts Enterprises