title: The Baseball Bug
text: # The Baseball Bug
  
  The Baseball Bug is a 1911 silent film comedy short produced by the Thanhouser Company. It starred John W. Noble and Florence La Badie. It also featured real-life baseball players Chief Bender Jack Coombs, Cy Morgan, and Rube Oldring.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * John W. Noble - The Would-Be Baseball Star
  * Florence La Badie - The Would-Be Baseball Star's Wife
  * Charles Albert Bender - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player (as Big Chief Bender)
  * Jack Coombs - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player
  * Cy Morgan - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player
  * Rube Oldring - as himself, Philadelphia Athletics player
  