Four-time RL champion Andrei Artamonov and 1997 NL strikeout king Curt Schilling

Alexandr Kovtun (left) and Ruslan Nabiev (right) with the Houston Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell

Asan Kadyrov and Yury Zhirov waiting for a game to begin at the 1997 Bridgeton International Tournament

Dmitri Shlyapnikov and Andrei Artamonov at the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia

The Russian team at the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, PA

Ben Lynch, organizer of the Bridgeton Tournament, Bob Protexter and the team at Hollybush at Rowan University

The team and the Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Curt Schilling

The team and the Phillies skipper Terry Francona