It’s Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, sports fans! YES!
It’s that glorious time of the year where we all have hopes of making it to the World Series and grabbing a championship!
The smell of the beer and hot dogs is in the air! So, after you watch your team in action today, how about a good baseball movie? That’s why we’re making this list!
And because we already did the Top 5 Baseball Movies Of All Time list……we’re switching it up! These are all films based on true stories! So get ready for East Side Dave’s Top 5 Non-Fiction Baseball Movies! Play ball!
5.) 61
A great flick about the Yankees’ Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris trying to break Babe Ruth’s single season home run record…with great performances and cool shots of early ’60’s Yankee Stadium.
4.) Cobb
Highly-underrated movie about baseball villain and overall bad man, Ty Cobb. A fascinating watch.
3.) Eight Men Out
Writer/director John Sayles crafts a captivating film about the crooked 1919 Black Sox.
2.) 42
Before he was Black Panther, the late, great Chadwick Boseman stars in this fantastic picture about barrier-breaker Jackie Robinson.
1.) Moneyball
Nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor, this excellent movie is arguably the greatest behind-the-scenes baseball film ever.