Much of the description of Graham's life in the novel came from the people of Chisholm as Kinsella visited seeking information on him.[10]. (as Tom Vogel), The Voice He is buried in Rochester, Minnesota. "Back then I thought, well, there'll be other days. (as Kelly Coffield), Additional Ballplayer With Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan. Graham played the bottom of the ninth in right field, never having the ball hit in his direction. Field of Dreams (1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This would have put the year Kinsella visits Graham as no earlier than 1972. When pitcher Claude Elliot flied out to end ninth, Graham was waiting on-deck. When the real-life Archibald “Moonlight” Graham made his major league debut 110 years ago today for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Superbas, he had no idea it would be his only chance to get into a big league game. I didn't realize that that was the only day.”, MORE: Ranking the best baseball moments on 'Seinfeld'. Also from the movie, Graham does not play professional baseball at all after his one appearance in the major leagues. “You know we just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening," Lancaster's Graham says in the movie. 'Moonlight' Graham, Burt Lancaster in 'Field of Dreams' MORE: The worst All-Star starters of the past 40 years Spoiler alert ahead. | In the top of the ninth inning, Graham was on deck when Claude Elliott flied out, resulting in the third and final out. It’s worth noting that composer James Horner, who died last week in a plane crash and was most known for scoring "Titanic" and "Avatar," also scored "Field of Dreams.". The studio, however, always turned down the suggestion because they felt the project was too esoteric and noncommercial. Lawrence Gordon worked for 20th Century Fox, part of the time as its president, and repeatedly mentioned that the book should be adapted into a film. An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the 1919 Chicago White Sox come. The first was Frank Mahar (Phillies, 1902) and the last was Joe Hietpas (Mets, 2004). Believe it or not, the character Archibald “Moonlight” Graham was actually based on a real baseball player with the same name. First, he is an old man, Doc Graham, the Main Street Hero doctor in the small Minnesota town of Chisholm, carrying conversation with Ray. You can clearly see that "The Godfather" is playing at the local movie theater as Kinsella catches up to Graham on the street. His brother, Frank Porter Graham, was president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was later a U. S. Senator. The Giants went on to defeat the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1905 World Series. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, My Favorite Movie of the year- Various years through the 1980s, Dee, Mark's Wife M.E. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/6d/cb/moonlight-graham-burt-lancaster-ftrjpg_1s01g9407m7hc1gxuihvjjid5k.jpg?t=997170830&w=500&quality=80, The worst All-Star starters of the past 40 years, Ranking the best baseball moments on 'Seinfeld'. Graham played professional baseball, but never made it to the major leagues and became a doctor in Chisholm, Minnesota until his passing in 1965. In reality, he made his only appearance for the Giants on June 29, 1905. Company Credits Graham was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the second of ten children born to Alexander (September 12, 1844 – November 2, 1934) and Katherine B. Sloan Graham (March 8, 1855 – January 1, 1939). For the 1905 minor league season, playing for two teams, he hit .288 in 64 games. Another discrepancy happens when Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner's character) goes back in time to visit the elder “Doc” Graham in Minnesota. Had teams passed out World Series rings in 1905, Graham would have received one. For many years, "Doc" Graham made arrangements to have used eyeglasses sent to his Chisholm office. After mediocre minor league seasons in 1907 and 1908 he, hung it up. By all accounts “Doc” Graham was a pillar of his community. The real-life Doc Graham died in 1965 at age 85. The award is given to one boy and one girl, $500 to each. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson. | Moonlight Graham was based on a real person (uncredited), unit production manager (as Brian Frankish), second unit director: Boston (as Lou Puopolo), baseball field construction: Pacific Sod and Grain, Pro Turf Division, construction coordinator: farm (as Steven L. Meyer), supervising foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe Boisseau), supervising adr editor (as Becky Sullivan Coblentz), visual effects production supervisor: ILM (as Susan Fritz Monahan), visual effects coordinator: ILM (as Kim Nelson), optical supervisor: Cinema Research Corp. (as Clay Marsh), visual effects camera operator: ILM (as Marty Rosenberg), lighting technician: Musco Mobile Lighting, second assistant camera: Boston second unit (as Ralph Bradofino), director of photography: Boston second unit (as Ricky Bravo), first assistant camera: Boston second unit (as Ricky Bravo Jr.), additional first assistant camera (as Joey Cicio), panaglide assistant: Boston second unit (as Richard Cruedo), first assistant camera: aerial photography, panaglide assistant (as Robert Gersicoff), director of photography: Iowa second unit / first assistant camera, lighting technician: Musco Mobile Lighting (as Roger Spurgon), casting assistant: Los Angeles (as Pam Jaeckle), location manager: second unit (uncredited), musician: instrumental solo (as Tony Hennigan), conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited), transportation co-captain (as Billy Palmer), assistant: Phil Alden Robinson (as Jane DeVries), assistant accountant (as Beccie Hilliard), assistant: Brian Frankish / promotional coordinator, production accountant (as James McCarthy), production associate: Boston second unit (as Lou Puopolo Jr.), assistant: Lawrence Gordon (as Kellet Tighe), assistant: Lou Puopolo, Boston second unit, production assistant: second unit, Boston (uncredited), special thanks: Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce, special thanks: Dyersville Chamber of Commerce. And had it not been for W.P. Despite hitting .336 in 124 games for the Scranton Miners and falling just four points short of the New York State League batting title in 1906, he would not get called up again. In real life, Graham played three additional seasons in the minor leagues (1906 through 1908) after the one major league game that he played in 1905. His story was popularized by Shoeless Joe, a novel by W. P. Kinsella, and the subsequent 1989 film Field of Dreams, starring Kevin Costner, and featuring Burt Lancaster and Frank Whaley, respectively, as older and younger incarnations of Graham. [4] At the conclusion of the eighth inning, Graham replaced right fielder George Browne. Graham was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the second of ten children born to Alexander (September 12, 1844 – November 2, 1934) and Katherine B. Sloan Graham (March 8, 1855 – January 1, 1939). [11], https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Moonlight-Story-Dreams-Graham/dp/0895874156, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Moonlight Graham Minor League Statistics & History", "Moonlight Graham Minor League Statistics & History – Baseball-Reference.com", "1906 New York State League Batting Leaders", https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grahamo01.shtml, 100th Anniversary of Moonlight Graham's Only Game, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moonlight_Graham&oldid=954274470, Sportspeople from Fayetteville, North Carolina, North Carolina Tar Heels baseball players, Manchester (minor league baseball) players, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "A Career as 'Quick as a Flash of Moonlight'" – article in, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 1 May 2020, at 15:34. The Giants managed to score 11 runs against  the Superbas that day, but the New York squad was retired, in order, in the top of the ninth. This intersection of history and fantasy only makes movie Moonlight Graham's turn at bat all the more poignant in Field of Dreams. It’s implied that, had he continued to play baseball, he might have had a decent career. [5], Graham returned to the New York State League, appearing with the Scranton Miners for the rest of the season and in 1906. [9], In 1975, author W. P. Kinsella happened to notice Graham's entry in The Baseball Encyclopedia. The time-travel scene has Kinsella meeting Graham in 1955, ten years prior to Graham's death. Filming & Production But while "Field of Dreams" portrayed much of Graham's life story accurately, there were some discrepancies. For many years, he arranged to have used glasses sent to his office and then on Saturdays would invite needy children to have their eyes checked and fitted for glasses, at no expense. Anderson, founder of the popular MLB Cathedrals Twitter account, is a Sporting News contributor. In the film, Graham, played by Whaley, is seen batting right-handed, but he was in fact left-handed. He returned to Scranton for the 1907 and 1908 seasons, where he hit .285 and .263 in 131 and 130 games, respectively. Once his baseball career was over, he really did become a doctor; like his character in the movie, he practiced medicine admirably in Chisholm, Minn., for more than 50 years. Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham (November 12, 1876 – August 25, 1965) was an American professional baseball player and medical doctor who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants on June 29, 1905. He was purchased by the Giants, who had won the National League pennant the previous year (and had refused to play the Boston Americans in a World Series), reporting to the team on May 23, 1905. He played baseball at North Carolina, where he was also a member of the Dialectic Society, a debating organization.

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