When It Was a Game 2 (1992)
Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this second chapter in the HBO series "When It Was a Game" brings many lost moments to life. Narrated by Peter Kessler, the documentary features clips of Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige, Tommy Lasorda and Babe Ruth.
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Peter Kessler as Narrator (voice) |
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Ellen Burstyn as Passage Narrator (voice) |
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Joe Mantegna as Passage Narrator (voice) |
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Jack Palance as Passage Narrator (voice) |
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Jason Robards as Passage Narrator (voice) |
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Roy Scheider as Passage Narrator (voice) |
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Donald Honig as Self (voice) |
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Robert W. Creamer as Self (voice) |
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Dario Lodigiani as Self (voice) |
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Gus Zernial as Self (voice) |
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Harry Walker as Self (voice) |
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Alex Grammas as Self (voice) |
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Joe Garagiola as Self (voice) |
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Elden Auker as Self (voice) |
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Enos Slaughter as Self (voice) |
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Tommy Henrich as Self (voice) |
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Mel Harder as Self (voice) |
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Charlie Gehringer as Self (voice) |
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Ralph Schoenstein as Self (voice) |
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John Beradino as Self (voice) |
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Donald Hall as Self (voice) |
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Stephen Longstreet as Self (voice) |
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Heywood Hale Broun as Self (voice) |
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Billy Crystal as Self (voice) |
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Red Barber as Self (voice) |
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Carl Erskine as Self (voice) |
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Frank Crosetti as Self (voice) |
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Mel Allen as Self (voice) |
| Production | Ross Greenburg | Executive Producer |
| Production | George Roy | Producer |
| Production | Steven Stern | Producer |
| Production | David Harmon | Producer |
| Writing | Steven Stern | Writer |
| Editing | George Roy | Editor |
| Production | Eric Paulen | Associate Producer |
| Production | George Ameer | Associate Producer |
| Production | Sheila Dehner | Production Manager |
| Editing | Richard Rachbach | Online Editor |
| Sound | Dick Maitland | Foley |
| Sound | Dick Maitland | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Barbara Flyntz-Bradley | Foley |
| Sound | Barbara Flyntz-Bradley | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Phillippe Guichard | Foley |
| Sound | Phillippe Guichard | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Grant Gillett | Foley |
| Sound | Grant Gillett | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Ferdinand Jay Smith | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Steve Horelick | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Daniel Shklair | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Francois Bota | Graphic Designer |