I am curious, though, as to whether there are other sources of video for the Pilots in action. Do the local news stations have archival footage? What about Don Mincher’s appearance in the 1969 All-Star Game in Washington, D.C.? Do opposing teams have footage of Pilots games? For example, the White Sox hosted the Pilots in Milwaukee for one game in the summer of 1969. I imagine that may have received press coverage in Milwaukee at the time, considering the city did not have a franchise, and the special games in Milwaukee were attended by record crowds.

I like many Americans have grown up with baseball. The stories are what separates the game from all others. Just about every town in America has or has had a team involved in professional baseball. No other person was a better ambassador for the game and storyteller than Buck O’Neil. The fact that baseballs Hall of Fame snubbed him just before his death was a crime. It made me sick to my stomach. I would love to see a film that brings more attention to this fact and celebrates the stories he told while traveling to all of those small towns with teams right up to his death.