

Hardball
1989-09-21 · 60 min / episode · ★ 7.0
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.
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- Creators
- Robert Palm
- Production companies
- NBC Productions, Columbia Pictures Television
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Ended
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John AshtonCharlie Battles
Richard TysonKazTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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