When It Was a Game 2

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.

Documentary History

Peter Kessler

(Narrator (voice))

Ellen Burstyn

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Joe Mantegna

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Jack Palance

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Jason Robards

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Roy Scheider

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Donald Honig

(Self (voice))

Robert W. Creamer

(Self (voice))

Dario Lodigiani

(Self (voice))

Gus Zernial

(Self (voice))

Harry Walker

(Self (voice))

Alex Grammas

(Self (voice))

Joe Garagiola

(Self (voice))

Elden Auker

(Self (voice))

Enos Slaughter

(Self (voice))

Tommy Henrich

(Self (voice))

Mel Harder

(Self (voice))

Charlie Gehringer

(Self (voice))

Ralph Schoenstein

(Self (voice))

John Beradino

(Self (voice))

Donald Hall

(Self (voice))

Stephen Longstreet

(Self (voice))

Heywood Hale Broun

(Self (voice))

Billy Crystal

(Self (voice))

Red Barber

(Self (voice))

Carl Erskine

(Self (voice))

Frank Crosetti

(Self (voice))

Mel Allen

(Self (voice))