The Kid from Left Field (1979, TV Movie)

Starring

• Gary Coleman
• Robert Guillaume
• Gary Collins
• Ed McMahon
• Tricia O'Neil
• Tab Hunter
• Rick Podell
• Alberto Vazquez
• Steve Tannen
• Ken Medlock

Storyline
Padres owner Fred Walker (Ed McMahon) is seriously considering selling his bottom-ranked team until he hires Jackie Roberson ("JR") Cooper (Coleman) as batboy. Miraculously, the Padres are transformed into a lean, mean, winning machine and the players are convinced they've found their lucky charm. Now the Padres are winning their way to the Worl Series and it's all because of JR. But, an interfering social worker may put an end to their winning streak and JR's job if they can't stop her.

John Henry (1986, TV Movie)

Starring:

• Danny Glover
• Lynn Whitfield
• Tom Hulce
• Lou Rawls
• Julian Christopher
• Barry Corbin
• Thelma Houston
• E'Lon Cox
• David Donham
• Jadili Johnson
• Christopher Burton
• Rick Reynolds
• Lemoria English

Storyline

"On the night John Henry was born, lightning bolts shaped like nine-pound hammers filled the sky," and from that day on, John Henry was known as the extraordinary boy who became an extraordinary man. Acclaimed film actor Danny Glover stars as John Henry, the American folk hero who became the famous steel-driving man of American folklore and song.