Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story

Story takes place during the MLB strike of 1994 when the nation turned its eyes to the sport of wiffleball. We follow the the pursuit of Ted Whitfield as he tries to break the homerun and his subsequent battles with substance abuse.

Cast

Ross Patterson

as Ted 'The Wiffler' Whitfield

Joey Kern

as Willie 'High-Sox' Hamilton

Christine Lakin

as Kiki Hamilton

Alanna Ubach

as Kristy Kittens

Richard Gant

as Paps 'Pure Plastic' Patterson

Edi Patterson

as Fran Whitfield

Nick Thune

as Petey Sinclair

Louise Linton

as Shannon Storm

Jaime Bergman

as Kim Dominguez

Chris Tarantino

as Dave 'Curvey' McNernery

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