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Score: 57%( 155 votes )

Overview: A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous marriages and a wild lifestyle that earned him numerous suspensions.

Cast:

John Goodman
Babe Ruth

Kelly McGillis
Claire Ruth

Trini Alvarado
Helen Ruth

Randy Steinmeyer
Ty Cobb

James Cromwell
Brother Mathias

Michael McGrady
Lou Gehrig

Richard Tyson
Guy Bush

Joseph Ragno
Miller Huggins

Ralph Marrero
Frank 'Ping' Bodie

Bernard Kates
Colonel Jack Ruppert

Stevie Lee
Eddie the Bat Boy

Bruce Boxleitner
Jumpin' Joe Dugan

Peter Donat
Frazee

J.C. Quinn
Jack Dunn

Robert Swan
George Ruth Sr.

Stephen Caffrey
Johnny Sylvester (at 30)

Danny Goldring
Bill Carrigan

Bernie Gigliotti
Al Capone

Michael Nicolosi
Jimmy Colosimmo

W. Earl Brown
Herb Pennock

Shannon Cochran
Flapper

Michael Papajohn
Heckler

Gene Weygandt
Mr. Sylvester

Brendan Hutt
Boy at St. Mary's

Jeffrey Wiseman
Boy at St. Mary's

Elizabeth Greenberg
Dorothy Ruth

Larry Cedar
Forbes Field Announcer

Alan Johnson
Orphanage Reporter

Michael Krawic
Theatre-Goer

Johanna McKay
Yankee Wife

Jim Ortlieb
Scribe

Scott Haven
Scribe

Tricia Munford
Ida Dugan, Jump's Wife

Matt Doherty
Boy in Car

Kara Zediker
Redhead