Bay City Blues
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| Bay City Blues | |
|---|---|
| Format | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Steven Bochco Jeffrey Lewis |
| Directed by | Gregory Hoblit Rick Wallace Allen Reisner Michael Rhodes Arthur Allan Seidelman |
| Starring | Michael Nouri Pat Corley Ken Olin Dennis Franz Sharon Stone |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Steven Bochco Gregory Hoblit |
| Producer(s) | Jeffery Wallace Rick Wallace |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | October, 1983 – November, 1983 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Bay City Blues is a short-lived comedy-drama series that aired on NBC. The series starred Michael Nouri, Dennis Franz, and Pat Corley, and was created and produced by Steven Bochco.
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[edit] Synopsis
Bay City Blues centered around a Bay City, California minor league baseball team, the Bluebirds. Players varied from young hopefuls to once-great players who were sent to the minors before retirement. Storylines revolved around the players' lives, loves, and problems. Bay City Blues featured an ensemble cast of regulars including a then-unknown Sharon Stone and Dennis Franz.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Nouri | Joe Rohner |
| Ken Olin | Lee Jacoby |
| Dennis Franz | Angelo Carbone |
| Pat Corley | Ray Holtz |
| Patrick Cassidy | Terry St. Marie |
| Bernie Casey | Ozzie Peoples |
| Perry Lang | John "Frency" Nuckles |
| Larry Flash Jenkins | Charlie Henderson |
| Mykelti Williamson | Deejay Cunningham |
| Jeff McCracken | Vic Kresky |
| Marco Rodriguez | Bird |
| Tony Spiridakis | Lee Jacoby |
| Sheree North | Lynn Holtz |
| Sharon Stone | Cathy St. Marie |
| Michele Greene | Judy Nuckles |
| Kelly Harmon | Sunny Hayward |
[edit] Cancellation
Scheduled opposite ABC's Hart to Hart, Bay City Blues drew poor ratings and was pulled from NBC's lineup after airing 4 of the 13 episodes that were produced. The remaining episodes were aired by selected affiliates on Sundays, after the local news broadcasts.
