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.
A young boy dreams of playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Honus Wagner.
Eventually the boy assists Wagner in his 1909 World Series duel with fellow hall-of-famer Ty Cobb.
Modine prepared for his role as Wagner by playing with a minor-league team, the IronBirds in Aberdeen, Maryland, owned by Cal Ripken Jr.[2] Variety condemned the film as "schlocky" and sentimental.