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Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time

Pitching Man: Satchel Paige Defying Time

Genres

Documentary

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Celebrate the life of baseball’s most enduring legend; Satchel Paige was the single most important player in the old Negro Baseball Leagues

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

54 mins

Rating

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Release Date

29 April 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Narrator

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Self

Buck O'Neil

Buck O'Neil

Self

Bob Feller

Bob Feller

Self

Mark Ribowsky

Mark Ribowsky

Self

Jimmy Crutchfield

Jimmy Crutchfield

Self

Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell

Self

Ted Page

Ted Page

Self

Buddy Blattner

Buddy Blattner

Self

Buck Leonard

Buck Leonard

Self

Marty Marion

Marty Marion

Self

Rodolfo Fernandez

Rodolfo Fernandez

Self

Monte Irvin

Monte Irvin

Self

Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner

Self

Chet Brewer

Chet Brewer

Self

Stan Musial

Stan Musial

Self

Mike Veeck

Mike Veeck

Self

Tommy Lasorda

Tommy Lasorda

Self

Sonny Hirsch

Sonny Hirsch

Self

Rick Adamson

Rick Adamson

Additional Narration

Ray Dandridge

Ray Dandridge

Self

Effa Manley

Effa Manley

Self

Judy Johnson

Judy Johnson

Self

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