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Apr 14, 1986 · A Winner Never Quits: Directed by Mel Damski. With Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham, G.W. Bailey, Charles Hallahan. Fact-based story of a young boy who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, but went on to fulfill his dreams of playing major-league baseball.
- (212)
- Biography, Drama, Family
- Mel Damski
- 1986-04-14
A Winner Never Quits is a 1986 television film based on the true story of baseball player Pete Gray, the first one-armed man ever to play major league baseball, hired in 1943 as a "freak attraction" and wartime morale-booster by the Memphis Chicks, Class-A minor league ball club.
1986. Technical Specs. Duration. 2h. Synopsis. Sentimental dramatization of Pete Gray's story. Keith Carradine (with one arm tied behind his back) plays the one-armed baseball player of the 1940s who not only realized his dream of playing in the major leagues (he was with the St. Louis Browns briefly) but inspired a handicapped youngster.
- Mel Damski
- Regi Green
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A Winner Never Quits. One-armed outfielder Pete Gray (Keith Carradine) makes it to the major-league St. Louis Browns in the 1940s.
- (2)
- Mel Damski
- PG
- Keith Carradine
Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragement of his father and the constant coaching of his older brother, Pete never gives up on his dream of playing professional baseball.
Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragement of his father and the constant coaching of his older brother, Pete never gives up on his dream of playing professional baseball.
