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Top 10 baseball movies of all-time
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-10-30 08:47 LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The World Series is off and running! Will the Philadelphia Phillies win the pennant for the second year in a row? Or will the New York Yankees take the title for their landmark 27th time? Either way, it’s gonna be a doozie – and speaking of doozies, check out Top 10 Baseball Films of All-Time…
 10) “The Pride of the Yankees” Year of Release: 1942 The Coach (aka the director): Sam Wood The Lineup: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth The Pitch: Gary Cooper plays Lou Gehrig – a.k.a “The Iron Horse” – the famous NY Yankee who played a whopping 2,130 consecutive games before dying at the age of 37 from ALS, a deadly nerve disease. Cooper knocks it out of the park with his unforgettable “luckiest man on the face of the earth” speech. |
