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The Winning Team

Duration:

98 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Lewis Seiler

Details

Country: USA

Filming Locations: Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Harry Lauter

Doris Day

Aimee Alexander

Ronald Reagan

Grover Cleveland Alexander

Frank Lovejoy

Rogers Hornsby

Eve Miller

Margaret Killefer

James Millican

Bill Killefer

Russ Tamblyn

Willie Alexander (as Rusty Tamblyn)

Gordon Jones

George Glasheen

Hugh Sanders

Joe McCarthy

Frank Ferguson

Sam Arrants

Walter Baldwin

Pa Alexander

Dorothy Adams

Ma Alexander

Bob Lemon

Jesse 'Pop' Haines

Jerry Priddy

Ballplayer

Peanuts Lowery

Ballplayer (as Peanuts Lowrey)

George Metkovich

Ballplayer

Irv Noren

Ballplayer (as Irving Noren)

Hank Sauer

Ballplayer

Al Zarilla

Ballplayer

Gene Mauch

Ballplayer

Frank Baker

Fan Outside Stadium (uncredited)

Richard Bartell

Johnny - Bartender (uncredited)

Rodney Bell

Reporter (uncredited)

John Beradino

Sherdel, Cardinals Player (uncredited)

Henry Blair

Batboy (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake

Detective Blake (uncredited)

Ward Brant

Fan (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

McNamee's Assistant (uncredited)

Morgan Brown

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Carr

Angry Fan (uncredited)

Jess Cavin

Central City Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Russ Clark

Umpire (uncredited)

Gordon B. Clarke

Pianist in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

Clerk (uncredited)

Tom Daley

Reporter (uncredited)

Steve Darrell

Doan, Manager of House of David Baseball Team (uncredited)

Jimmie Dodd

Fred (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Cigar Stand Owner (uncredited)

Bonnie Kay Eddy

Grover's Sister (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

Listener (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Bill Klem - Umpire (uncredited)

Alan Foster

Customer (uncredited)

Ralph Gamble

Announcer (uncredited)

Lou Gehrig

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Art Gilmore

Radio Sports Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Tom Greenway

Telephone Lineman Foreman (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Townsman (uncredited)

Signe Hack

Townswoman (uncredited)

John Hedloe

Reporter (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Carlson Carlton, Lecturer (uncredited)

Lars Hensen

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Townsman (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Telephone Lineman (uncredited)

Art Howard

Listener (uncredited)

Dick Johnstone

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

William Kalvino

Batter (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

John Kennedy

Announcer (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Yankee Fan (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Townswoman (uncredited)

Bill Lovett

Townsman (uncredited)

Dayton Lummis

Graham McNamee (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Opthamologist (uncredited)

Louis Manley

Fire Eater (uncredited)

Mickey Mantle

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Kathy Marlowe

Box Office Dame (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Frank McFarland

Johnson (uncredited)

Joe McGuinn

Doorman (uncredited)

Fred Millican

Central City Catcher (uncredited)

King Mojave

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Leslie K. O'Pace

Speakeasy Doorman (uncredited)

Robert Orrell

Catcher (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Central City Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Arthur Page

Preacher (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Central City Fan (uncredited)

Kenneth Patterson

Dr. Johnson Conant (uncredited)

Joe Ploski

Storekeeper (uncredited)

Murray Pollack

Soldier (uncredited)

Allan Ray

Reporter (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Fan (uncredited)

Lee Roberts

Eddie Collins (uncredited)

Robert Robinson

Fan Outside Stadium (uncredited)

Babe Ruth

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Ryan

Midway Barker (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Carnival Sideshow Barker (uncredited)

Alex Sharp

First Baseman (uncredited)

George Sherwood

Rival Manager (uncredited)

Bill Slack

Reporter (uncredited)

Ray Spiker

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Sarcastic Reporter (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Cop (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Listener (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Glen Turnbull

Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

Umpire (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Charles 'Red' Doonin, Philadelphia Nationals Manager (uncredited)

Jack Wilson

Trainer (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

Central City Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Allen Wood

Usher (uncredited)

Pinky Woods

Batter (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The opening credits show Grover Cleveland Alexander's plaque at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. It is accurate in all respects except one: it shows Ronald Reagan's likeness instead of the real Grover Cleveland Alexander.

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According to TMC Ronald Reagan had lobbied hard to play the title role in "The Stratton Story" but Warner Bothers didn't want to take a chance on a baseball film and passed on the project. After "The Stratton Story" became a huge hit they picked up the Grover Cleveland Alexander story about another ball player who made a comeback after being forced from professional baseball.

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Goofs

The fans are shown giving a loud, enthusiastic standing ovation to Alexander for his pitching heroics in the 1926 World Series. However, the games that Alexander won in the 1926 World Series were played in Yankee Stadium, meaning that the fans were rooting for the Yankees, not the Cardinals. The fans were stunned when Babe Ruth was caught stealing at second to end the Series - not just because of the way it ended, but because their team had lost to a team it had been heavily favored to beat.

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Not only does much of the stock footage (as well as regular footage) show players wearing numbers on their uniforms long before this was the case, a number of the crowd shots were actually shot in the late 1940s or early '50s, as indicated by the clothing and hairstyles.

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The film shows shows the first batter in Game 1 of the 1926 World Series striking out on three pitches-- the first two as a left-handed batter and the third as a right-handed batter.

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Quotes

Grover Cleveland Alexander: You must be so tired, Dear!

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Sideshow heckler: How does it feel to be livin' off the fleas? Grover Cleveland Alexander: Well, it's better than havin' 'em live offa me.

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Aimee Alexander: Don't you understand, Rog? It isn't enough that I believe in him. Baseball's got to brlieve in him too!

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