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The Winning Team. The Winning Team is a 1952 American biographical film starring Ronald Reagan and Doris Day, and directed by Lewis Seiler. It is a fictionalized biography of the life of major league pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander . It includes Alexander's heroic performance in three games in the 1926 World Series against the New York ...
- $1.7 million
- Bryan Foy
The Winning Team: Directed by Lewis Seiler. With Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Miller. Nebraska farmboy Grover Cleveland Alexander achieves baseball stardom before war injuries and alcoholism derail his career, but through his wife's faithful efforts he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Lewis Seiler
- 1952-12-24
As depicted in The Winning Team, Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887-1950) suffered head injury, epilepsy and alcoholism, yet made one of the greatest comebacks in sports and is still considered one of the most successful pitchers in Major League history. His pitching was considered controlled, graceful and economical, with ...
- Lewis Seiler, Emory Hoerger, Russ Saunders
- Doris Day
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In 1908 Nebraska, young Grover Cleveland "Alex" Alexander (Ronald Reagan) saves to buy a farm for himself and his fiancée, Aimee (Doris Day), but also longs to realize his dream of playing baseball.
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- Lewis Seiler
- Romance, Biography, Drama
- Doris Day
Nebraska farmboy Grover Cleveland Alexander achieves baseball stardom before war injuries and alcoholism derail his career, but through his wife's faithful efforts he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption. In 1911, Grover Cleveland Alexander --Alex to his friends--is a Nebraska country hayseed who says he wants to settle down, marry his ...
The Winning Team (1952) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... (as Mrs. Grover Cleveland Alexander) Emory Horger ...
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. Merwin Gerard Screenplay, Story
