The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game is a 2009 American drama film directed by William Dear, based on the 2008 book of the same name written by W. William Winokur. The film is based on the events leading to the 1957 Little League World Series, which was won by the first team from outside the United States, the Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico, who defeated the heavily favored U.S. team. Mexican pitcher ngel Macas threw the first, and so far only, perfect game in championship game history.

When the team arrives in the United States, they are met with racism, a language barrier, and visa troubles. Though the underdogs, the team scores a series of victories that endear them to the media, and new fans. They befriend a sports reporter, Frankie Emilie de Ravin, and the groundskeeper, Cool Papa Bell Louis Gossett, Jr., who then assist the boys in reaching the final game.The film is based on a true story about a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico, who became the first nonU.S. team to win the Little League World Series in 1957. Their team was Industriales de Monterrey, nicknamed Los pequeos gigantes The little giants. Before traveling to the United States, the Little League team of the Industriales de Monterrey Baseball Club, played two seasons on the localteam Little League circuit before qualifying, as the second Little League team coming from outside of the United States and Canada they participated in the southern area regional tournaments, which qualified them for the Little League World Series, held every August in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. ........

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