61*/Babe Ruth (2004) (Back to Back)

For baseball fans, this is a real treat, with two movies charting the ups and downs of the profession, including:

61*: Set in New York City in 1961, 61* is a film directed by Billy Crystal for baseball lovers. Zooming in on Yankee players Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, the film follows these two opposites as they attempt to break Babe Ruth's 1927 home run record. In heated competition, the two players each try to score over 60 home runs and set the new world record. While the fans align themselves with one player to be the winner, the players choose the other, igniting the playing field with tension, excitement, and anticipation.

BABE RUTH: Babe Ruth began his career as a promising young pitcher with the Boston Braves. Although he was an exceptional pitcher, he would soon be traded to the New York Yankees where he would become one of the greatest power hitters ever to play the game. This biographical portrait of the Sultan of Swat takes an in depth look at the legendary baseball player whose name is still one of the most widely recognized in all of sports.