Pro Baseball Figures Portrayed in Movies

SI Staff | May 16, 2014

Pro Baseball Figures Portrayed in Movies /

Pro Baseball Figures Portrayed in Movies

140516145451-million-dollar-arm-rinku-singh-dinesh-patel-jon-hamm-single-image-cut.jpg — Al Tielemans/SI; Disney

Opening nationwide today (May 16), <italics>Million Dollar Arm</italics> stars notorious Cardinals fan Jon Hamm. The movie tells the mostly true story of "The Million Dollar Arm," a 2008 Indian reality show started by sports agent J.B. Bernstein (played by Hamm), that tried to find the person in India who could best throw a baseball. The winners, Rinku Singh (left) and Dinesh Patel, famously received a cash grand prize and then came to America, where they were trained at USC and eventually both signed minor league contracts with the Pirates. And for Singh, at least, the story is not over. He missed last season to injury, but has solid career minor league stats, despite being a little old for his leagues. One has to figure a lefty reliever with good peripherals has better than no chance at the majors. Here's a look at Major League Baseball's players, managers and owners portrayed on the big screen through the years. SI Now: Jon Hamm on "Million Dollar Arm"

Chadwick Boseman as<br> Jackie Robinson

130321164351-42-jackie-robinson-chadwick-boseman-single-image-cut.jpg — Allan Grant/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images; "42" trailer screen grab

Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey

130321164344-42-branch-rickey-harrison-ford-single-image-cut.jpg — Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images; "42" trailer screen grab

Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese

130322095510-42-pee-wee-reese-lucas-black-single-image-cut.jpg — MLB Photos via Getty Images; "42" trailer screen grab

Brad Pitt as Billy Beane

Oscar-nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Philip Seymour Hoffman as <br> Art Howe

Justin Sullivan/Reuters; Columbia Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com

Chris Pratt as Scott Hatteberg

Eric Risberg/AP; Columbia Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com

Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris

the-rookie-jim-morris-dennis-quaid(2).jpg — Jon Freilich/AP; Walt Disney Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com

Barry Pepper as Roger Maris

Neil Leifer/SI; Home Box Office/ZUMAPRESS.com

Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle

John G. Zimmerman/SI; Home Box Office/ZUMAPRESS.com

Tommy Lee Jones as Ty Cobb

John Goodman as Babe Ruth

FPG/Getty Images; Universal Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com

John Durant Collection/SI; Entertainment Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com

<bold>John Cusack as Buck Weaver </bold> <bold>Charlie Sheen as Happy Felsch </bold> <bold>David Strathairn as Eddie Cicotte </bold> <bold>D.B. Sweeney as Shoeless Joe Jackson </bold> <bold>Michael Rooker as Chick Gandil </bold> <bold>Don Harvey as Swede Risberg </bold> <bold>James Read as Lefty Williams </bold> <bold>Perry Lang as Fred McMullin </bold>