Pirate1974 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 He was a real person. He was born in 1876 in Fayetteville, North Carolina into a family of educators. His father would become school superintendent in Charlotte and his brother would become president of the University of North Carolina, but his first love was baseball. He played in the minor leagues for a few years before signing on with the New York Giants, the powerhouse of professional baseball in the early 20th century. One hundred years ago today - June 29, 1905 - he was sent into a game against the Brooklyn Superbas (later called the Dodgers) at Washington Park, a baseball field that has been gone for over 90 years. He played two innings in right field (not one) and the game ended with him on deck. He never got a chance to bat and he never played in another major league game. He played a few more seasons in the minors and then went to medical school at the University of Maryland. In 1909, he set up a practice in Chisholm, Minnesota where he was the town doctor for more than 50 years, He died in 1965 at the age of 88. He was described in the sporting press of the day as being as "quick as a flash of moonlight," and he would be completely forgotten today except for a character in a book and a movie. A character that most people believed was completely fictious. Dr. Archibald "Moonlight" Graham "You know we just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening. Back then I thought, well, there'll be other days. I didn't realize that that was the only day." How true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reikilady Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Thanks for sharing about this real person! He was probably my favorite person in that movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krys Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 You're right Pirate, we often don't recognize the significance of some of our greatest moments right when they happen. That's why it was good for you to remind us of that...maybe we won't take so many things for granted every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstar1 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 From his baseball card: "Thanks Doc, you were good" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATILDA Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Bert Lancaster...lol Pirate, you be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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reikilady
Thanks for sharing about this real person! He was probably my favorite person in that movie.
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You're right Pirate, we often don't recognize the significance of some of our greatest moments right when they happen. That's why it was good for you to remind us of that...maybe we won't take so many things for granted every day.
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mstar1
From his baseball card:
"Thanks Doc, you were good"
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MATILDA
Bert Lancaster...lol
Pirate, you be good.
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