"Best Baseball movies ignore historical baseball." Topic

No Best of the Yankees crushing inept opponents.

So, I present:

Damn Yankees
"Whatever Lola Wants, Lola gets!"

The Natural
He carved his bat from a tree struck by lightning on the night his father died.

Field of Dreams
"If you build it they will come."
"Ease his pain."

Baseball as mythology. 👍🍺

"The Natural" that's my personal fave. It's so Arthurian!

I'm not sure "It Happens Every Spring" meets your criteria. I did find it interesting that the two main characters shared a motel room while the major league team was on the road. I suspect that doesn't happen anymore.

Grelber

"Moneyball" for me.

Bull Durham

Eight Men Out

Then again one of the Angles in the Outfield movies

Major League

The Winning Team: Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander with Ronald Reagan and Doris Day – yes, I know that it does not meet the criteria set by OFM, I just like the movie.

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bad News Bears (Walter Matthau version)

The Natural (Filmed in Buffalo at the old War Memorial Stadium. If you look very closely you can see my aunt and cousin sitting in the stands, they stood in line for 2 hours to be extras)

The Kid From Left Field: Dan Daley version.

The Sluggers Wife: with the ever delectable Rebecca De Mornay.

Major League: who doesn't love Bob Uecker

Sandlot