When It Was a Game 3

In this third entry of the ongoing HBO documentary series celebrating America's favorite pastime, the focus is on the 1960s, when Major League Baseball was slowly evolving from pure sport to big-bucks entertainment. Using footage of players and fans, the film covers the Yankees' ascension to greatness, the western expansion of both leagues, the increasing inclusion of black players and the rise of free agency.

Documentary History

Liev Schreiber

(Narrator (voice))

Andre Braugher

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Kevin Costner

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Rita Moreno

(Passage Narrator (voice))

Billy Crystal

(Self (voice))

Bob Costas

(Self (voice))

Leonard Koppett

(Self (voice))

Bill Monbouquette

(Self (voice))

Joe Pepitone

(Self (voice))

Jim Bouton

(Self (voice))

Maury Wills

(Self (voice))

Frank Robinson

(Self (voice))

Jim Kaat

(Self (voice))

Al Kaline

(Self (voice))

Dick Radatz

(Self (voice))

Gordon Edes

(Self (voice))

Thomas Boswell

(Self (voice))

John Sayles

(Self (voice))

Ferguson Jenkins

(Self (voice))

Richard Johnson

(Self (voice))

Bob Gibson

(Self (voice))

Tim McCarver

(Self (voice))

Dal Maxvill

(Self (voice))

Mike Shannon

(Self (voice))

Jeff Torborg

(Self (voice))

Hank Aaron

(Self (voice))

Marty Appel

(Self (voice))

Maury Allen

(Self (voice))

Donald Honig

(Self (voice))

George Thorogood

(Self (voice))

Michael Eric Dyson

(Self (voice))

Omar Minaya

(Self (voice))

Roberto González Echevarría

(Self (voice))

Samuel O. Regalado

(Self (voice))

Tony Oliva

(Self (voice))

Charles Einstein

(Self (voice))

Juan Marichal

(Self (voice))

Geraldo Rivera

(Self (voice))

Howie Rose

(Self (voice))

Robert Wuhl

(Self (voice))