The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

"They put the ball in baseball."

Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.

Director: John Badham

Cast

Billy Dee Williams

Bingo

James Earl Jones

Leon

Richard Pryor

Charlie Snow

R

Rico Dawson

Willie Lee

S

Sam Brison

Louis

Jophery C. Brown

Champ

L

Leon Wagner

Fat Sam

Tony Burton

Issac