A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming "Kill the ump!" Be careful what you wish for.....A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming "Kill the ump!" Be careful what you wish for.....A series of visual gags about baseball. One running gag has an angry fan screaming "Kill the ump!" Be careful what you wish for.....
Pinto Colvig
- Pitcher
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
William Hanna
- Other Pitcher
- (uncredited)
Leone Le Doux
- Baby Cries
- (uncredited)
Wally Maher
- First Ballplayer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Jerry Mann
- Loudmouth Audience Member
- (uncredited)
- …
- Director
- Writer
- Rich Hogan(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe field full of 1A signs, the narrators comment "Oops, forgot about the war. ", and the pitcher with the number 4F are all references to the number of men in military service at the time. 1A was a prime draft classification while 4F was unfit for service.
- GoofsThe 4F designation on the back of the pitcher's uniform disappears in later shots.
- Quotes
Person in Crowd: The Umpire is blind! THE UMPIRE IS BLIND!
Umpire: [back to Person in Crowd; turns around and reveals he is wearing a pair of black glasses, has a white cane on his arm, and is holding a seeing-eye dog with one hand and a cup of pencils in the other] Oh, I am NOT!
- Crazy creditsThe main credits (including the MGM lion) don't appear until a character asks to see them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.4 (1955)
Featured review
Baseball has never been this batty
Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.
Also have much admiration for Tex Avery, an animation genius whose best cartoons are animated masterpieces and some of the best cartoons ever made by anybody. 'Batty Baseball' may not be one of Avery's best from his finest period, but it has all of his trademarks and has a huge amount going for it. Even though it can get corny at times and the portrayal of baseball here is very interesting and lots of fun but baseball fans today will have a field day pointing out its lack of accuracy. It is a very well made, very funny, very wild and very clever and inventive cartoon, even if other Avery cartoons did all that even better and took more risks.
It is no surprise that, as with a vast majority of Avery's cartoons regardless of the period, the animation is excellent. Very rich in colour, the backgrounds have meticulously good detail and the character designs are distinctively Avery in style and are fluid in movement. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is typically lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the action.
'Batty Baseball' is never less than very funny and even hilarious frequently, managing to make baseball entertaining regardless of whether one is a fan of the sport or not. The timing is immaculate, coming thick and fast, and there are plenty of sight gags in classic Avery fashion, all hitting their mark.
Avery's directing can't be faulted. Likewise with the voice acting and the engaging characters.
In summary, very well made and wonderfully batty. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Also have much admiration for Tex Avery, an animation genius whose best cartoons are animated masterpieces and some of the best cartoons ever made by anybody. 'Batty Baseball' may not be one of Avery's best from his finest period, but it has all of his trademarks and has a huge amount going for it. Even though it can get corny at times and the portrayal of baseball here is very interesting and lots of fun but baseball fans today will have a field day pointing out its lack of accuracy. It is a very well made, very funny, very wild and very clever and inventive cartoon, even if other Avery cartoons did all that even better and took more risks.
It is no surprise that, as with a vast majority of Avery's cartoons regardless of the period, the animation is excellent. Very rich in colour, the backgrounds have meticulously good detail and the character designs are distinctively Avery in style and are fluid in movement. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is typically lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the action.
'Batty Baseball' is never less than very funny and even hilarious frequently, managing to make baseball entertaining regardless of whether one is a fan of the sport or not. The timing is immaculate, coming thick and fast, and there are plenty of sight gags in classic Avery fashion, all hitting their mark.
Avery's directing can't be faulted. Likewise with the voice acting and the engaging characters.
In summary, very well made and wonderfully batty. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- Nov 20, 2017
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- Screwball Baseball
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- Runtime6 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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