The Winning Team
6.5
“To every man who plays for the love of the game....To every woman who has ever played the wonderful game of love.....We promise an experience of heart-warming warmth and excitement.”
Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.
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Cast
20 people
Doris Day
Aimee Alexander
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Pillow Talk
Ronald Reagan
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Known for
Dark Victory
The Killers
Frank Lovejoy
Rogers Hornsby
Known for
In a Lonely Place
House of Wax
Eve Miller
Margaret Killefer
Known for
There's No Business Like Show Business
James Millican
Bill Killefer
Known for
The Man from Laramie
Winchester '73
Russ Tamblyn
Willie Alexander
Known for
Twin Peaks
West Side Story
Gordon Jones
George Glasheen
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A Foreign Affair
Hugh Sanders
Joe McCarthy
Known for
The Wild One
The Damned Don't Cry
Frank Ferguson
Sam Arrants
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Johnny Guitar
Dorothy Adams
Ma Alexander
Known for
The Killing
The Best Years of Our Lives
Bob Lemon
Jesse 'Pop' Haines
Also in
1981 Official World Series Film
Jerry Priddy
Ballplayer
No other roles listed
Lewis Seiler Director · Ted Sherdeman Screenplay Merwin Gerard Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.7M · United States release June 20, 1952 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,700,000
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 20, 1952
Theatrical · New York City, New York
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