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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Chris Counts
I've watched "The Natural" more times than I can remember, but I just noticed for the first time this week ... from watching the ending credits ... that a pre-war major leaguer actually makes an appearance in the film. A hint: It's not Joe Charboneau, who also appeared in the movie, but played about four decades too late ... |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Rawn Hill
Sibby Sisti |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Chris Counts
Sibby plays the Pittsburgh Pirates' manager who pulls "Younglood" and brings in "Rhodes" to face Roy Hobbs in the bottom of the ninth in the NL playoff at the end of the movie ... |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
The ballpark scenes were filmed in Buffalo Bisons stadium. Sisti, a Buffalo (NY) native, was the Mgr. And, Billy Martin (from |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Dan Bretta
Ah yes..."Rhodes". The young Nebraska farmboy with the blazing fastball!! |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Chris
Interesting - don't think I knew that. |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Marty Kohler
The stadium was called Civic Stadium till around 1960 when the name was changed to War Memorial stadium....Home of the International League Buffalo Bisons and the American Football League Buffalo Bills, who beat the Jets there the same year they won Super Bowl III. The Bills had five interceptions. Tom Janik ran one back 102 yards. Also it was Joe McCarthy who had a upstate farm near Buffalo. He passed in 1978.....I don`t believe Billy Martin had anything to do with the film but don`t know for sure. There is an historical plague in front of "Marsh" Joe`s farmhouse. "Marsh" stands for master. May have been the greatest Manager of his era. |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Butch & Co.
Beat us to it by just a couple of minutes, Marty (by the way, you won't remember this, but one of the guys at this ID met you a few years back -- you're "op," he's "ea"). The Rockpile was an awful place for baseball. Sadly, we never took in a game at legendary Offermann Stadium... |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
There is a photo of Billy Martin advising this film's Director in the Buffalo Stadium back in 1984 |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Marty Kohler
Ted ,,Thanks for that! I never heard his name used in relation to the film.....would love to see the picture........ |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Marty Kohler
Butch&co., I assume you`re local? e-mail me if you want..refresh my memory....... |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Geno
From my favorite book: |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Rob D.
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Hey guys, the pitching consultant for this movie was former Yankee pitcher, Frank "Spec" Shea. |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Marty Kohler
More "The Natural" trivia........... Phil Mankowski the guy that got hit in the balls lives in my town........ He was a platoon player for the Tigers in the late seventies........Great guy...... |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Chris Counts
Another interesting thing about "the Natural" was the attention its creators paid to historical details. Not only did they go to great lengths to dress opponents in the N.L. uniforms of 1939, but they also reprinted a variety of scorecards, ticket stubs and baseball cards, some of which appear in the movie. Most baseball movies take great liberties with such details ... just look at "The Pride of the Yankees," when a rookie Gehrig walks into the clubhouse, and you see the names of latter-day Yankees like Dickey and Lazzeri above their gear and jerseys ... |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Rob D.
Chris, |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Dan Bretta
I'm a huge fan of "The Natural" also...it is definitely my favorite baseball movie. If you haven't seen the director's cut that was released last year then you need to get it. There are many scenes added in to the movie to make it a lot clearer. |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Bob Beyerle
Geno- The line appears in "The Great American Baseball Card, Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book", although I may have the title smeared a little. |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Rob D.
Dan, |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Duke42
War Memorial Stadium was originally constructed as a WPA project in 1937. It was originally named Roesch Memorial Stadium, though the name was changed to Grover Cleveland Stadium later in 1937 (honoring the former President and Buffalo public official) and then to Civic Stadium in 1938. The name was changed to War Memorial Stadium in 1960.[1] The stadium originally sat 35,000, but many expansions took place over the years, raising the capacity to over 46,500. |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Darren
Rob, |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Duke42
What MLB pitcher was part of the Natural movie |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Rob D.
Thanks, Darren. |
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What pre-war player appears in "The Natural"?
Posted By: Todd C
I keep the Natural movie on my IPOD for regular viewing. |
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