The Winning Team

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.

Cast

Doris Day

as Aimee Alexander

Ronald Reagan

as Grover Cleveland Alexander

Frank Lovejoy

as Rogers Hornsby

Eve Miller

as Margaret Killefer

James Millican

as Bill Killefer

Russ Tamblyn

as Willie Alexander

Gordon Jones

as George Glasheen

Hugh Sanders

as Joe McCarthy

Frank Ferguson

as Sam Arrants

Dorothy Adams

as Ma Alexander

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