"The baseball player goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero."
William Bendix
as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
Claire Trevor
as Claire Hodgson Ruth
Charles Bickford
as Brother Matthias
Sam Levene
as Phil Conrad
William Frawley
as Jack Dunn
Gertrude Niesen
as Nightclub Singer
Fred Lightner
as Miller Huggins
Stanley Clements
as Western Union Boy
Robert Ellis
as Babe Ruth as a Boy (as Bobby Ellis)
Lloyd Gough
as Gambler Dalton
Matt Briggs
as Colonel Jacob Ruppert
Paul Cavanagh
as Dr. Menzies
Warren Douglas
as Boston Braves' Rookie
Pat Flaherty
as Bill Carrigan, Red Sox Manager
Mark Koenig
as Mark Koenig
Richard Lane
as Boston Braves' coach
Ziggy Sears
as Umpire Ziggy Sears
Bucky Harris
as Bucky Harris - Baseball Player
Harry Wismer
as Harry Wismer - Sports Announcer
Mel Allen
as Mel Allen - New York Yankees Radio Announcer
H.V. Kaltenborn
as H. V. Kaltenborn - Radio News Commentator
Knox Manning
as Narrator
Al Bain
as Barfly (uncredited)
Oliver Crawford
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Callahan
Screenplay
Roy Del Ruth
Director
Bob Considine
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Joe Kaufmann
Associate Producer
Edward R. Robinson
Set Decoration
Philip Tannura
Director of Photography
Producer
Richard V. Heermance
Editor
Edward Ward
Original Music Composer
Lorraine MacLean
Costume Design
Book
Frank Paul Sylos
Art Direction
Wilbur Bradley
Camera Operator
Harry Lewis
Grip
