Ball Four Turns 40

Name: Ball Four Turns 40
Director: Jon Leonoudakis
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-11-12
Duration: 1 h 1 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Jim Bouton, Greg Goossen, Ron Shelton, Tommy Davis

Directed by Jon Leonoudakis

Documentary

20221h 1m

Overview

Jim Bouton's 1970 book "Ball Four" was groundbreaking, shocking, and controversial. It sold in the millions. 40 years later, Bouton and former teammates spin hilarious stories from behind baseball's cloistered clubhouses, giving a rare glimpse inside Major League baseball in the 1960s. The book's cultural impact is examined by filmmaker and former pro baseball player Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham"), author Jean Hastings Ardell, and David Kipen, former director of literature for the NEA.