For Love of the Game

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A 1999 movie directed by Sam Raimi, based on the novel by Michael Shaara. It tells the story of the personal life of Detroit Tigers star pitcher Billy Chapel (Kevin Costner) as he pitches a Perfect Game aganist the New York Yankees on the final day of the regular season. The movie also stars Kelly Preston, J.K. Simmons, John C. Reily, Brian Cox and Jena Malone.

The movie featured Vin Scully, Steve Lyons, Bob Sheppard, Eddie Layton, Jerry Crawford, Rich Garcia and Rick Reed as themselves. The prodcution used many minor league and former players to fill out the non-speaking player roles. Players and coaches featured included: Ricky Ledee, Donzell McDonald, Dave Eiland, Mike Buddie, Juan Nieves, Scott Pose, Jim Colborn, Mike Rivera and Augie Garrido.