- Boston
Red Sox great Ted Williams' single goal while playing baseball was for
people to say, "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived", (a
sentiment echoed by Roy Hobbs in the movie). Like Williams, Roy Hobbs
wears number 9 on his uniform, and both Williams and Hobbs hit home runs
in their last career at-bats
- A
newspaper in the latter part of the movie shows a date of June 7, 1939.
The patches on the right arm of the Knights' uniforms are special patches
commemorating the Centennial of baseball, which was celebrated in 1939.
This confirms the Knights' season to be 1939.
- "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
was also an inspiration for part of the character of Roy Hobbs,
particularly Jackson connection to the Black Sox's scandal which can be
seen when the Judge attempts to bribe Hobbs into throwing the game. Also
like "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Hobbs has a special name for his bat.
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