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The Kid From Left Field

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Peanut vendor and washed-up baseball player "Coop" Cooper (Dan Dailey) teaches his 9-year-old son, Christy (Billy Chapin), all the game's finer points. When Christy becomes the new bat boy, his suggestions to the players lift the struggling team out of the basement. Owner Fred Whacker (Ray Collins) names Christy the team's head coach as a publicity stunt, changing the lives of everyone, including team secretary Marion Foley (Anne Bancroft) and her third-baseman fiancé (Lloyd Bridges).
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Harmon Jones

Director

Dan Dailey

Larry `'Pop'` Cooper

Anne Bancroft

Marian Foley

Billy Chapin

Christie Cooper

Lloyd Bridges

Pete Haines

Ray Collins

Fred F. Whacker
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Synopsis Peanut vendor and washed-up baseball player "Coop" Cooper (Dan Dailey) teaches his 9-year-old son, Christy (Billy Chapin), all the game's finer points. When Christy becomes the new bat boy, his suggestions to the players lift the struggling team out of the basement. Owner Fred Whacker (Ray Collins) names Christy the team's head coach as a publicity stunt, changing the lives of everyone, including team secretary Marion Foley (Anne Bancroft) and her third-baseman fiancé (Lloyd Bridges).
Director
Harmon Jones
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2010
Runtime
1h 20m
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