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Only the Ball Was White

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Throughout the 1900's, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1946, black baseball talent blossomed in the Negro Leagues. Baseball buffs still sing the praises of Josh Gibson who could be counted on to hit 70 homeruns in…

DirectorKen Solarz
WriterKen Solarz
ProducerKen Solarz

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Cast · Directed by Ken Solarz

PWPaul Winfield
Paul Winfield
Narrator
EM
Effa Manley
Self
DN
Don Newcombe
Self
LPLeroy 'Satchel' Paige
Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Self
BL
Buck Leonard
Self
JC
Jimmie Crutchfield
Self
RC
Roy Campanella
Self
SH
Sam Hairston
Self
QT
Quincy Trouppe
Self
BJ
Branch Rickey Jr
Self

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Only the Ball Was White hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 10, 1980. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.