A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

Gaspar González
2018-02-18


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41 min

Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league towns, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.

Cast

Name Character Team
James 'Mudcat' Grant James "Mudcat" Grant Unowned
Grover 'Deacon' Jones Grover "Deacon" Jones Unowned
Jimmy Wynn Jimmy Wynn Unowned
J.R. Richard J.R. Richard Unowned
Tony Pérez Tony Pérez Unowned
Orlando Cepeda Orlando Cepeda Unowned
Enos Cabell Enos Cabell Unowned
Octavio “Cookie” Rojas Octavio “Cookie” Rojas Unowned
Orlando Peña Orlando Peña Unowned
Bobby Tolan Bobby Tolan Unowned