With that nostalgic, cheery vibe of ivan reitmans 1970s movie meatballs or a dialedback slap shot, bings grandsons chapman way and maclain way splice together both baseball, hollywood, and portland nostalgia to assemble a completely engaging, crowdpleasing story of underdogs and misfits and the pied piper who led them. Bing russell may 5, 1926 april 8, 2003 was an american actor and baseball club owner. Maybe the film draws parallels between the father and son, too. Bing russell, jim bouton, portland mavericks 0 comments. Jan 30, 2014 archive footage of bing russell managing the portland mavericks in the battered bastards of baseball documentary. Jul 11, 2014 the battered bastards of baseball is one of baseball s last great, unheralded true stories. Jan, 2014 in 1973, after professional baseball had abandoned the oregon city, hollywood actor bing russell deputy clem on bonanza jumped at a chance to organize the only independent minorleague. Neil oliver bing russell was an american actor and class a minorleague baseball club owner. He was the father of golden globe awardnominated actor kurt russell and grandfather of exmajor league baseball player matt franco.
Bing russell was a former professional baseball player who also had a fourdecadelong acting career. Bing russell was bornon may 5, 1926 in brattleboro, vt. The battered bastards of baseball official trailer hd netflix. The colorful true story of the portland mavericks, a scrappy, independent baseball team of underdogs started by actor bing russell in the 1970s.
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Ive had many people tell me they think baseball is boring, but i think they simply dont understand the sport well enough to appreciate it. His son, actor kurt russell, played with for part of. Jul 18, 2014 actor kurt russell talks about the family business. Its the story of an actor named bing russell, who in 1973 had just come off a. This isnt a baseball trivia quiz it focuses entirely on the games rules and strategies.
Bing russell manages the portland mavericks in the battered bastards of baseball. May 25, 2011 bing russell castcap by cal bing in branded he was born neil oliver russell in brattleboro, vermont on may 5, 1926. Recently, a documentary film has been released as a tribute to bing and his mavericks team, titled the battered bastards of baseball. Said bing during the documentary, entitled the battered bastards of baseball. The battered bastards of baseball is a 2014 documentary film about the portland mavericks, a defunct minor league baseball team in portland, oregon. He was the father of golden globenominated actor kurt russell and grandfather of exmajor league.
Father to actor kurt russell, he is well known for his roles as deputy clem foster in bonanza and robert in the magnificent seven. The battered bastards of baseball is one of baseballs last great, unheralded true stories. Russell returned to baseball in the 1970s as owner of the portland mavericks of the northwest league. Russell could be seen in such bonafide classics as the horse soldiers 1959 and the. Bing russell, with a sure sense of showmanship, devised and staged some extraordinary baseball shtick that made the mavericks games as much spectacles, and rowdily participatory ones, as they were. He has since written multiple books, including counting coup a. He was the father of kurt russell, a popular actor, and grandfather of matt franco, baseball player. Bing russell simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Russell, who died in 2003, was an outsized force of nature in whose life the national pastime and hollywood fame deeply and happily entwined. He was also popularly known as class a minor league baseball club owner.
Bing russells grandsons explore his battered bastards of baseball brothers chapman, left, and maclain way are codirectors of the. Apr 08, 2003 more bing russell pages at baseball reference. Amazing kurt russell facts ultimate movie rankings. He was the father of golden globenominated actor kurt russell and grandfather of exmajor league baseball player.
Although best known as the deputy on bonanza 1959 and robert in the magnificent seven 1960, russell s notoriety on a national level was as the owner of the portland mavericks baseball club. Bing russell knew fact from fiction, and the story of lou gehrig giving him the last bat he used to hit a home run is reality without a show, not yet anyway. Jul 08, 2014 russell had a different vision for his team than most baseball owners, one where entertainment was as important as athleticism. Book then found its way to the mariners bookstall, rockport, mass. He went to work, boom, boom, boom, the younger russell said. An ailing lou gehrig took his last swing in baseball on april, 1939 the. Bing russell and 29 related entities entities finder. As a boy, bing was dubbed an unofficial mascot of the new york yankees, becoming good friends with such players as lefty gomez and joe dimaggio. Jul 08, 2014 bing russells grandsons explore his battered bastards of baseball brothers chapman, left, and maclain way are codirectors of the documentary film, the battered bastards of baseball.
So in the end i listened to the wife and here is our amazing kurt russell facts page. Bing helps you turn information into action, making it faster and easier to go from searching to doing. Bing russell, with a sure sense of showmanship, devised and staged some extraordinary baseball shtick that made the mavericks games as much spectacles, and rowdily participatory ones, as they. They played five seasons in the class ashort season northwest league, from 1973 through 1977. Although best known as the deputy on bonanza 1959 and robert in the magnificent seven 1960, russells notoriety on a national level was as the owner of the portland mavericks baseball club. Bing russell was an american actor and class a minor league baseball club owner. Its the name of the man whose biography encompasses all this and moreneil bing russell.
Kurt russells dad, the actor bing russell, planted the portland mavericks there, joined the shortseason northwest league, and fielded a. The title is from a line in jim boutons book ball four. Then he learned that the minorleague baseball team in portland. As owner, russell kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, and hired professional baseball s first female general manager, as well as the first asian american general manager. Bing russell, with a sure sense of showmanship, devised and staged some extraordinary baseball shtick that made the mavericks games as much spectacles, and. Bing russell was a minor league player in the new york yankees farm system and later a hollywood actor most known for his work in the tv show bonanza. Owned by actor bing russell, the mavericks were an independent team. With todd field, kurt russell, rob nelson, jim swanson. In 1973, hollywood veteran bing russell best known for playing. In 1973, hollywood veteran bing russell best known for playing deputy clem on bonanza created the only independent baseball team in america at the time, the legendary portland mavericks. This is the colorful true story of the portland mavericks, a scrappy, independent baseball team of underdogs started by actor bing russell in the. The battered bastards of baseball, a new documentary that will.
Lou gehrig, kurt russells dad and a home run bat with a. Actor kurt russell was the son of movie and tv actor bing russell, who owned an independent baseball franchise at portland in the class a northwest league in the 1970s. Bing russell biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. From 1973 to 1977, former hollywood actor bing russell turned a ragtag team of misfits into a winning minor league team and one of the. A former pro baseball player, bing russell eased into acting in the 1950s, appearing mostly in westerns. The mavericks were owned by exminor league player and television actor bing russell, and were initially the leagues only independent club. Sep 07, 2012 today i found out kurt russell was a minor league baseball player until an injury ended his career while the russell family is mostly known for their acting, baseball is really the family business that nobody knows about because our other business was sort of out there in the public and seen by a lot more people, said kurt russell. Kurt russell talks about growing up in a house with more baseball equipment than furniture. He was the father of golden globe award nominated actor kurt russell and grandfather of exmajor league baseball player matt franco. In an interview with, the minor league baseball website. Baseball david greene talks to actor kurt russell about the portland mavericks, a 1970s independent baseball team created by kurts father bing.
Bill russell baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Neil oliver bing russell may 5, 1926 april 8, 2003 was an american actor and class a minorleague baseball club owner. After the hit tv show bonanza ended in 1973, actor bing russell, who played deputy clem foster for years, moved to portland, oregon, and started an. He was best known for playing the role of deputy clem foster on bonanza, beginning in 1959 and of robert in the magnificent seven in 1960. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. Hatred and home runs in the shadow of war now from amazon.
The battered bastards of baseball, a lively and cautionary. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Archive footage of bing russell managing the portland mavericks in the battered bastards of baseball documentary. The battered bastards of baseball hits insidethepark home run. Bing russell kurt russells dad was a successful actor and a successful minor league baseball team owner. Kurt russell played minor league baseball until an injury. Jun 24, 2014 official trailer for the battered bastards of baseball, a netflix original documentary. He made his film debut in 1951 in an uncredited role, but then went on to be in hundreds of films and television shows during his fortyyear acting career. In an interview with, the minor league baseball website, russell talked about how baseball was the family. Actor bing russell kurts father created a ragtag independent baseball team called the portland mavericks in the 1970s. An ailing lou gehrig took his last swing in baseball on april, 1939the. Actor kurt russell talks about the family business.
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