These videos are based on old 16 mm. baseball films which have been restored to their original condition by Rare Sportsfilms, Inc. They include the original narration, soundtrack, and titles. A rare treat for baseball fans.
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1910-1939 Philadelphia Athletics
$34.95Three vintage films totaling 42 minutes on one DVD. Two Generations of Legends is baseball’s oldest color film with original narration and features a 1939 exhibition game between Connie Mack’s p...
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1913-1938 The Sports Album
$34.95Vintage baseball film footage from 1913-1938. Includes Opening Day at brand new Ebbets Field, the 1919 Black Sox World Series, Babe Ruth hitting an inside-the-park homer, the 1926 and 1934 World Serie...
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1916-1958 Baseball Highlights
$34.95Narrated by Buddy Blattner, this film includes clips of Honus Wagner, Dizzy Dean, Babe Ruth, and Bobby Thomson as well as Stan Musial's 3,000th hit. DVD
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1934 and 1935 World Series
$34.95Five films, including highlights of the St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series victory over the Detroit Tigers and the Tigers' 1935 triumph over the Chicago Cubs. Also includes "Play Ball!", the first ...
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1939 American League Film
$34.95The first Hall of Fame inductions, the first night game in Cleveland, the 1939 World Series highlights and the top AL players of 1939 are all included in this recently restored vintage film 'Touching ...
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1946 and 1947 Boston Braves
$34.95The first Boston Braves film ever made ("Take Me Out to the Wigwam") and the first color film with sound ever made about major league baseball ("The Braves Family"). Great shots of old Braves Field an...
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1946 Pacific Coast League
$34.95Baseball in the Pacific Coast League is baseball's oldest known professionally made sound and color film. Managers of all eight clubs are shown, including Lefty O'Doul, Casey Stengel, Marv Owen and Pe...
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1951 Baseball News Highlights
$34.95Highlights from spring training through the World Series, including Mickey Mantle's first at bat. DVD
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1951 Milwaukee Brewers
$34.95Out of Stock
This film is a historic look at the next to last season of the minor league Milwaukee Brewers, a Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Braves. The film features spectacular color shots of old Borchert Fi...
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1952 Cleveland Indians
$34.95The second oldest color baseball film ever made, this promotional film features Bob Feller, Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, and Larry Doby. Also includes black and white film of 1950 Indians game vs. Washingto...
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1953-1955 Milwaukee Braves
$34.95Follow the highlights of the Braves first three years in Milwaukee with broadcaster Earl Gillespie, who describes the action from old County Stadium, as well as the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field, Crosley...
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1954 St. Louis Cardinals
$34.95Three vintage Cardinal films all on one DVD. The 1954 Cardinals are shown in beautiful color in "Let's Train with the Cardinals", in spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida. Manager Eddie Stanky, H...
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1955 Washington Senators
$34.95This rare promotional film features spring training workouts, a interview with rookie Harmon Killebrew, and opening day festivities at Griffith Stadium. Color. 35 mins. DVD
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1956 Kansas City A's
Select media for price"The Kansas City Athletics in Action" includes great shots of old Municipal Stadium as well as A's players Clete Boyer, Enos Slaughter, Vic Power and manager Lou Boudreau. Please select media type: VH...
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1956-1959 Milwaukee Braves
$34.95Four vintage color films showing highlights of the Braves' best seasons in Milwaukee, when they won two pennants and one world championship. Earl Gillespie describes the action from old County Stadium...
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1957-1958-1959 Boston Red Sox
$34.95Curt Gowdy hosts three vintage films showing Red Sox highlights from the 1957 through 1959 seasons. You'll see Frank Malzone, Jimmy Piersall, Jackie Jensen, Bill Monbouquette and Ted Williams and many...
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1958 to 1967: The All-Star Games
$34.95Highlights of every All-Star Game from 1958 to 1967 except 1963 and 1964. Mostly in color, this DVD takes you from the only All-Star Game played at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium through the 15-inning...
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1959 Cincinnati Reds
$34.95This promotional film contains fabulous shots of Crosley Field and features Reds players Gus Bell, Jerry Lynch, Frank Robinson, Bob Purkey, Joe Nuxhall and others. DVD
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1960-1961-1962 Milwaukee Braves
$34.95Three color films showing Braves highlights from the early 1960s. Milwaukee players featured include Spahn, Burdette, Crandall, Tommie and Hank Aaron, Bruton, Mathews, Logan, Schoendienst, Adcock, Clo...
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1961 & 1962 Baltimore Orioles
$34.95Two films on the Orioles of the early 1960s. The first, a 58-minute B &W TV show, is titled "Paul Richards, Big League Manager." The first half of this behind-the-scenes look at the '61 Birds cove...
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1961 Minnesota Twins
$34.95"Pride of the Upper Midwest" is the video of the Twins' memorable first year in Minnesota. Includes great scenes of old Metropolitan Stadium, Twins stars Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Jim Kaat, and Z...
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1964 Baseball Highlights
$34.95This tape contains an amazing 1 hour and 23 minutes of highlights from the 1964 season, from Spring Training to the World Series. The footage comes from old news reels and sports reels and has been pr...
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1964 New York Yankees
$34.95Three original films on the 1964 Yankees, including “The Yankees At Bat”, “Pitching for the Yankees” and “Infield Play the Yankee Way”. The Yankees are shown in beautiful color working o...
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1965 New York Mets
$34.95The Mets promotional film "Expressway to the Big Leagues"' includes close-ups and action shots of players such as Ron Swoboda, Ed Kranepool, Johnny Lewis, Tug McGraw, Ron Hunt and manager Casey Stenge...
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1966 and 1971 Chicago Cubs
$34.95Two vintage WGN television shows hosted by Jack Brickhouse from the Cubs spring training site. The 1966 show takes a look at new manager Leo Durocher and features Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, Billy William...
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1966 Chicago White Sox
$34.95Two vintage WGN-TV shows, “A Look at the Sox” and “Fifty Years of Baseball Memories”, both narrated by Jack Brickhouse before the start of the 1966 season. “A Look at the Sox” is a pre-s...
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1968 and 1969 New York Mets
$34.95Two great films on one DVD. The 1968 Mets promotional film shows close-ups and action shots of Seaver, Koosman, Swoboda, Ryan, Grote, Jones, and others. The 26-minute film also includes scenes from th...
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1969 San Francisco Giants
$34.95Narrated by long-time Giants broadcaster Russ Hodges, this promotional film is packed with shots of NL MVP Willie McCovey, Willie Mays, Jim Davenport, Bobby Bonds, Juan Marichal, and Gaylor Perry. May...
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1970 “Baseball’s Booming Year”
$34.95Three vintage films, all narrated by Curt Gowdy, on one DVD. “Baseball’s Booming Year” and the American League and National League films cover the highlights of the season, including every gam...
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1973 San Francisco Giants
$29.95"Go Giants" is a promotional film featuring shots of the top Giants during the 1973 season, including Garry Maddox, Gary Matthews, Bobby Bonds, and 24-game winner Ron Bryant. Bonds' game-winning grand...
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A Man Named Mays
$34.95The 1964 TV special is a candid, inside look at one of the greatest ballplayers ever, up through the 1963 season. Many highlights from Willie Mays's career are shown, including his 4-homer night again...
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A Portrait of Willie Mays
$34.95An in-depth look at the San Francisco superstar during the heat of the 1966 pennant race between the Giants, Dodgers and Pirates. Mays speaks often during the film, commenting on Sandy Koufax, knockdo...
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Angels-Brewers (July 16, 1972)
$34.95The California Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader at County Stadium. This is the oldest complete game TV broadcast known to exist of either team. Angel announcer...
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Babe Ruth
$34.95Eight films on the most famous baseball player of all time. All produced before 1963, the eight films include “The Great Bambino”, “Fungo Foster & His Balsa Wood Bat”, “The Sports Albu...
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Batting with Ted Williams
$34.95Five different vintage films, all on Ted Williams. Includes Ted's first instructional film, "Batting with Ted Williams" (1966); "The Science of Hitting" (1972); "Swing King", on Ted and the Red Sox' 1...
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Biography of a Rookie
$34.95This documentary tells the story of Willie Davis, who was discovered by Dodger scout Kenny Myers and after a year of individual coaching became the team's top prospect in 1961. The film includes scene...
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Casey at the Mets
$34.95Two vintage films featuring Casey Stengel. The first is a 1963 pre-game Stengel interview with Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince and New York writer Phil Pepe. "Casey at the Mets", filmed in 1964, include...
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Cubs-Phillies (July 12, 1969)
$49.95The oldest existing regular season complete game TV broadcast. Ferguson Jenkins pitches the Cubs over the Phillies at Wrigley Field. DVD
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Happy Felton's Knothole Gang
$34.95Two episodes of the beloved TV show, broadcast live from Ebbets Field before the games of August 7, 1954 and June 26, 1956. Happy and his sidekick Bucky are joined by Jackie Robinson, who answers ques...
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Jim Maloney's No-Hitter
$34.95The last 2 1/2 innings of Jim Maloney's no-hitter against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 19, 1965. Maloney ends up with 12 strikeouts in the Reds' 10-inning 1-0 win. This segment is the only vide...
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Magic Moments in Baseball
$34.95A collection of episodes from the 1953 television show with host Leo Durocher. Twelve different segments covering baseball from the 1930s through 1953, mostly of the World Series. Includes an inte...
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Reds-Cubs (July 8, 1972)
$34.95Sparky Anderson's Cincinnati Reds edge Leo Durocher's Chicago Cubs 3-2 at Riverfront Stadium on NBC's Game of the Week. This is the third oldest regular season complete game TV broadcast known to exis...
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Stars of Baseball 1945-1953
$34.95Six vintage instructional films with the stars of 1945-1953 demonstrating how they play the game. Includes Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner, Hank Greenberg, Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Lou Boudreau, Ted William...
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Stars of Baseball 1968 and 1970
$34.95Two vintage instructional films, with top major league stars demonstrating how they play their positions. "The Name of the Game is Baseball", shot in spring training in 1968, features Bill Mazerosk...
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Summer of 1950
$34.95Highlights of the 1950 season from spring training through the World Series. Includes Joe DiMaggio signing for $100,000, rookie Chico Carrasquel's 24-game hit streak, Dick Sisler's pennant-winning hom...
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Summer of 1953
On Sale!
$49.95 $39.95Over two hours of baseball highlights from the 1953 season. Includes the Braves' move to Milwaukee, the All-Star Game at Crosley Field, Mel Parnell's shutouts of the Yankees, and Al Rosen and Roy Camp...
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Summer of 1957
$39.95The most complete archive of baseball footage from 1957 ever made available on video. Mantle wins the AL MVP, Aaron and Spahn lead the Braves, Ted Williams hits .388, and the Giants play their last ga...
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The All-Star Game: From Ruth to Mays
$34.95Highlights of every All-Star Game from the very first one in 1933 to the 1957 contest, with the exception of the 1940 and 1943 games. All films through the 1955 All-Star Game are in black and white, w...
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The Glory of Their Times (1900-1918)
$34.95Based on the book by Lawrence Ritter, The Glory of Their Times is the story of the early days of baseball, 1900-1918. It was the era of baseball legends such as Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Walter John...
