Robert Redford played the title character in the 1984 film, The Natural.

The Field of Dreams movie was based on W.P. Kinsella’s 1980 book titled, Shoeless Joe.

Gary Cooper played Lou Gehrig in Pride of the Yankees, detailing the Hall of Famer’s life and battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).

Babe Ruth played himself in the Gehrig biopic.

Eight Men Out is the film version of Eliot Asinof’s 1963 book by the same title, both of which detailed the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.

Tommy Lee Jones played the fiery Ty Cobb in Cobb.

William Bendix played the Sultan of Swat in the Ruth biopic.

Robinson played himself in the 1950 depiction of the life and times of the first black player in Major League Baseball.

Thomas Edison produced the first baseball movie in 1898, a short called The Ball Game featuring two amateur teams playing each other.

Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) plays for the Chicago Cubs.

Chuck Connors played Tab Fielding in Soylent Green, just one among many film and TV gigs that also include the title role in The Rifleman, a western series that ran from 1958 through 1963.

In addition to he MLB and acting careers, Connors also played basketball for the Boston Celtics in the NBA.

Bull Durham, starring Costner, Susan Sarandon, Timothy Robbins, and others, chronicles the journey of veteran catcher Crash Davis (Costner) finishes out his long career in the minor leagues while playing for the Single-A Durham Bulls.

Phelps pledges to move the Indians to Miami if attendance in Cleveland falls below 800,000.

Cerrano, played by Dennis Hayspert, is a Cuban refugee who wants to sacrifice a live chicken to ensure the Indians of a victory in the playoffs.

Rockford Peaches manager Jimmy Dugan (played by Tom Hanks) told Evelyn Gardner (played by Bitty Schram), the team’s rightfielder, when she started crying during the coach’s rant.

The late Chadwick Boseman portrayed Robinson in 42, for which the acclaimed actor was nominated for several awards.

Jim Morris, who made his Major League debut at age 35 in 1999 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, was the inspiration for The Rookie. The lead role was played by Dennis Quaid.

Wesley Snipes, who would later gain fame for his various action roles, starred as Willie Mays Hayes, a fleet-footed but light-hitting outfielder for the Cleveland Indians in the 1989 movie, Major League.

In one of his earlier film roles, veteran television actor Barry Pepper played Roger Maris in 61*, chronicling the home run race of 1961 between Maris and New York Yankees teammate Mickey Mantle. Mantle eventually fell off the pace, but Maris broke Babe Ruth’s record of 60 home runs in a season by swatting his 61st on the final day of the season.

Thomas Jane played Mantle, Maris’ more ballyhooed teammate, who finished with 54 home runs in 1961.

Clint Eastwood stars as aging baseball scout Gus in Trouble with the Curve, where he embarks on a scouting trip (probably his last) with his adult daughter (Amy Adams) in tow.