Starring
John AshtonRichard TysonJohn PappasNeil BlitsteinJohn CarterBarney McFadden
Written by
Robert Palm
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| S1 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
About
Battles is a 45-year-old hard-nosed veteran cop who is forced to take a desk job or retire. Battles is soon assigned a new partner, the 25-year old hotshot Kaczierowski who follows his own set of rules when dealing with criminals. The pair are soon at odds over their respective methods of law enforcement. HARDBALL is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989-1990 television schedule.
"When they play, they play for keeps."
All Seasons
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Season 11989
6.940181h 48m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Till Death Do Us Part | 5.8 | 8 | 48 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Silver Scream | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | The One Armed Bandit | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Which Witch Is Witch? | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Cleveland Indian | 4.8 | 8 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Fighting 52nd | 8.3 | 9 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Time Bomb | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best That I Can | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | The Out of Towner | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Cool Katt | 8.2 | 8 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | The Angel of Death | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 12 | A Killer Date | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 13 | A Death in the Family | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 14 | Sex, Cops, and Videotape | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 15 | Wedding Bell Blues | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 16 | Prescription for Murder | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 17 | Every Dog Has His Day | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 18 | The Hunt for Honus Wagner | 7.4 | 7 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
John Ashton Charlie Battles
Richard Tyson Joe 'Kaz' Kaczierowski
John Pappas Pappas
Neil Blitstein Bar Tender
John Carter
Barney McFadden Ballantine
Michael DeLano Al Martoni
Granville Ames Carmithael, Tomkins
Bill Henderson Pearly
M.C. Gainey Moose Dobson
Crew
Robert Palm
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