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| From Glens Falls to Kingston, Little Falls to Pittsfield, a production by public broadcaster WMHT chronicles the history of baseball in New York’s Capital Region . Narrated by Steve Fitz, Local Heroes combines exhaustive research, rare archival film footage, fascinating still photography and revealing original interviews to bring viewers the full range of the area’s diamond history, from its mythical beginnings with Ballston Spa native Abner Doubleday to Heritage Park in Colonie—and everything in between. There are the legends who came to the region in their heyday, the future legends who cut their teeth on local diamonds, the pioneers of black baseball, and the evolution of the game from Capital Region diamonds to major league stadiums. And there are the local Hall of Famers: Tim Keefe, Johnny Evers, King Kelly, Roger Connor, Buck Ewing, Mickey Welch, George Davis, Jack Chesbro, and Frank Grant. L.A. Dodgers coach Tommy LaSorda, Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy and Negro Leaguer Edsall Walker are among the many players, fans, sports writers, and historians contributing to this celebration of local baseball history, reminding us that the national pastime is also the Capital Region’s pastime. |
| Executive Producer: Tom Merklinger Producer: David Pietrusza Screenwriter: David Pietrusza Director: Joanne L. Durfee Editor: Bruce G. Cole Production Manager: Paul Hoagland Production Assistant: Chris Muia Camera: Nicole Arseneneault Craig Baker Dom Figliomeni Bill Forst Barry Sanders Lori Staples Audio: Charlie Eble Video Tape: Paul Minni Tim Stah Title Design: Tony Tassaroti Publicity: Glenda Bullock Cast: Daryl Boston . . . Himself Hal Buell . . . Himself Billy Connors . . . Himself Joe DiMaggio . . . Himself (archival footage) Jimmy Fiorello . . . Himself Whitey Ford . . . Himself (archival footage) Ron Guidry . . . Himself (archival footage) Ed Hamil . . . Himself Tommy LaSorda . . . Himself Frank Keetz . . . Himself William Kennedy . . . Himself Ralph Kiner . . . Himself Bill Monboquette . . . Himself Jim Overmyer . . . Himself Richard Puff . . . Himself Rip Rowan . . . Himself Buck Showalter . . . Himself Dave Silvestri . . . Himself Charlie Tiano . . . Himself John Thorn . . . Himself Edsall Walker . . . Himself Narrator . . . Steve Fitz Voices . . . Bob Cudmore . . . Richard Hill . . . Dave Povero Suzyn Waldman singing "There Used To Be a Ballpark" Sue Carpenter performing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Running Time: 54 Minutes A production of WMHT Educational Telecommunications 1995 Donn Rogosin, President |
| Local Heroes: Baseball on Capital Region Diamonds |