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One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)

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One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story was a 1978 made for TV movie telling the story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers. The movie was based on LeFlore's autobiography, Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues. It follows LeFlore from his heroin addiction, to his time in Michigan's Jackson State Penitentiary, and tells of his discovery in prison by Billy Martin, who was then the manager of the Detroit Tigers. The role of Ron LeFlore was played by LeVar Burton. Larry B. Scott portrayed Ron LeFlore's younger brother. Former Detroit manager Billy Martin played himself, and former Tiger players Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, Al Kaline, and Jim Northrup also appeared as themselves. The movie first aired on CBS Television on September 26, 1978.

Updated May 28 2020

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1978-09-26

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prison baseball biography

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Runtime: 100 mins Rating: 5.5

Cast

LeVar Burton

Ron LeFlore

Paul Benjamin

John LeFlore

Zakes Mokae

Pee Wee Spencer

Madge Sinclair

Georgia LeFlore

Larry B. Scott

Gerald LeFlore

Anthony Mockus Sr.

Board Chairman

James Luisi

Jimmy Karalla

James Spinks

Umpire

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