About this season
Bay City Blues is an American comedy-drama series that aired on NBC from October 1983 to November 1983. The series stars Michael Nouri, Dennis Franz, and Pat Corley, and was created and produced by Steven Bochco. Eight episodes were produced, but only four were aired prior to its cancellation.
Episodes (8)
1. Pilot
Aired 25 October 1983 • 60 min
Manager Joe Rohner, like his players on the minor-league Bay City (California) Bluebirds, dreams of baseball's big leagues; team owner Ray Holtz dreams of profits; and the lonely banker's wife Sunny dreams of Rohner. In this debut episode, two players and their wives finds that pressures on the field spill over into the domestic life they share under the same roof.
2. Beautiful Peoples
Aired 1 November 1983 • 60 min
On Ozzie People Appreciation Day, the slugger strikes out and later is ""caught stealing."" Meanwhile, Rohner and Jacoby rebound after losing in love.
3. Zircons Are Forever
Aired 8 November 1983 • 60 min
Potential superstar St. Marie signs with a high-powered agent, spawning resentment in French; Rohner balks at going into business with Hayward; Jacoby wants to be not only Holtz's catcher but his son-in-law as well; pitcher Mickey Wagner returns to the bluebirds after a cup of coffee in the majors.
4. I Never Swung for My Father
Aired 15 November 1983 • 60 min
The father-son reunion is anything but joyous for Vic and Moe Kreskey; Hayward becomes even more insistent about his business proposal and more perplexed by Rohner's resistance; Padillo, Scott, and Jacoby pay a solemn final tribute to a fallen colleague.
5. Going, Going, Gone
Aired 1 July 1984 • 60 min
6. Look Homeward Hayward (a.k.a. Hurry Home Hayward)
Aired 1 July 1984 • 60 min
Rocky tries to improve his vision in an attempt to make him a stronger hitter, but his new glasses prove to be a distraction.
7. Rocky IV-Eyes
Aired 8 July 1984 • 60 min
8. Play It Again, Milt
Aired 8 July 1984 • 60 min