Rare Baseball Films

Thursday, July 31, 7:00pm  FREE!
Rare Films from the Baseball Hall of Fame
(Approximately 120 minutes)  
Batter up! Baseball fans won't want to miss this opportunity to catch rare films from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Highlights include clips of Cubs legends and hall of famers Ernie Banks and Billy Williams, a 1956 home movie of Red Sox Ted Williams, and footage of Jackie Robinson with the Montreal Royals. Hosted by David Filipi, film and video curator at Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University.

The Lineup:

• Vancouver Mounties Highlight Film (excerpts, 1958, 6:48 minutes)
• Ernie Banks Footage (1956, 1:23 minutes)
• Bob Gibson vs. Billy Williams Footage (1966, 1:51 minutes)
• Ted Wiliams Footage (1956, 1:09 minutes)
• Early Wynn Footage (ca. 1950s, :39 secs)
• Arriba Roberto (excerpts from documentary on Roberto Clemente, ca. late 1950s, 11:29 minutes)
• Jackie Robinson with Montreal Royals (1946, 2:25 minutes)
• You Are There (excerpt from episode featuring Lou Gehrig, 1955, 6:04 minutes)
• 1958 Boston Red Sox Highligh Film (excerpt, 1958, 13:18 minutes)
• Footage of First Triple Play in San Diege Padres History (1969, :28 seconds)
• Footage of First Regular Season Game in Houston Astrodome, Phillies vs. Astros (1956, 3:38 minutes)
• 1947 Opening Day Footage from Griffith Stadium, Yankees vs. Senators (3:10 minutes)
• Footage of NL Umpire Bill Klem (ca. late 1920s–early 30s, 1:33 minutes)
• Roger Hornsby Funeral Footage (1963, 1:11 minutes)
• This is Baseball Featuring Yogi Berra, Pee Wee Reese, Eddie Matthews, and others (excerpts, 1961, 3:13 minutes)
• Closeups on Sports Scene Featuring Bill Terry, Charlie Gehringer, Joe Cronin, and Willie Kamm (ca. early 1930s, 9:49 minutes)
• Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees (1955, :27 seconds)
• Rosalia Hospital Fundraising Film Featuring Ralph Kiner, Nancy Chaffee and Bob Prince (1955, 4:25 minutes)
• Musical Mudcats Featuring Members of "Gashouse Gang" (St. Louis Cardinals)
  (ca. early 1930s, 2:06 minutes)
• Baseball: The Now Career (excerpt, 1974, 11:36 minutes)
• Maypo Commercial (ca. early 1960s, :27 seconds)