The Winning Season (2004)

Directed by

John Kent Harrison

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1985, a young boy finds an old baseball card that lets him meet and play baseball with Honus Wagner, a famous player from the past. The story follows their friendship and the boy's adventure with the sport.

whimsicalnostalgicfamily-orienteddreamlikegentleupliftingtime-capsulelighthearted

What happens

The Winning Season is a 2004 television film with elements of a fantasy drama. It chronicles a young boy's dream in 1985 with playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates' great Honus Wagner. It is adapted from the 1997 children's novel Honus & Me by Dan Gutman. The film premiered on TNT on April 4, 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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