Goofs

During the climactic final game vs. New York, several players are shown with multiple uniform numbers on their backs at different times in the game. This is likely due to the use of actual game footage spliced into the film. Various players are shown with two, three, or even four different numbers. Hellman, the Pirates pitcher, has both #17 and #26. Similarly, the Giants pitcher is shown with #28 and #31. Two New York batters have three different numbers during the courses of their at-bats. One has #18, #2x (not visible) and #9, while the other has #x2 (not visible), #15 and #36. The New York catcher is actually shown with four different numbers - #10 (on the scoreboard), #5, #7 and #36.

In the top of the 5th inning, a New York player hits what is described as a solo home run. However, as the batter is seen rounding first base in the foreground, another base runner can be seen in the background rounding 3rd base, and that player then waits for the batter to reach home plate. This was actual game footage of a 2-run home run, not a solo home run.

After the top of the 5th inning ends, the score is 1-0 with New York in the lead. There is a closeup of the Pirates pitcher, Hellman, as he walks off the field, and in the background the scoreboard shows the score is now suddenly 2-1 Pittsburgh leading, and the inning is shown as the 7th. Yet when play resumes it is back to the fifth inning, and the score is back to 1-0.

When the Giants score in the top of the 5th inning of the final game of the season on a home run, the camera wide-shot angel of the entire left scoreboard shows the clock with the time at 2:50 p.m. The next batter is out at first base, but the clock now shows 1:30 p.m. in the background of different wide-shot angle. The next scene again shows 2:50 p.m.

The closing scene shows a wide shot of the entire field with the trees beyond center and right center field fairly thick with leaves, which would be consistent with September in Pittsburgh. However, all the trees beyond the outfield during the final series, played in September, with the New York Giants were bare, which would be typical during the spring in Pittsburgh.

In the play before Bridget first sees the angels, the umpire calls fair a ball hit near the right field foul line. Guffy immediately storms out of the dugout to argue the call. However, as the ball was fair, the batter (and any men on base) would be running, and the defense would need to complete the play. The play .continues to its end, then a team can argue the call.

In the final game, the Pirates are leading 2-1 in the top of the ninth, and New York has the bases loaded. Radio announcer Fred Bayles says a hit could win the game. If New York went ahead, Pittsburgh still would bat in the bottom of the 9th with a chance to tie or win the game.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, the first Pirates batter is wearing #11. He is retired by New York and goes back to the dugout. Three more batters come to the plate, with another being retired and two scoring. That makes two out, two runs in, with no one on base. The next batter who comes to the plate is wearing #11, which is not possible. The inning's initial would not up for five more batters and two players in the game cannot wear the same uniform number.

Early in the film one of the Pirates is called out at second base and charges after the umpire to argue the call. He is held back by members of the opposing team. This would not happen in a real game; the other team's players would not have stopped the Pirates player from going after the umpire and maybe being ejected from the game.

In the top of the 9th inning of the final game near the end of the movie, the Pirates are about to take the field in defensive positions so the Giants can bat. As the pitcher Hellman is leaving the dugout, he is not carrying nor wearing a baseball glove in either hand. Also notice that the other players leaving the dugout behind Hellman are heading for their defensive positions on the field and none of them are carrying or wearing baseball gloves. But moments later, they are all on the field wearing baseball gloves. While this could be seen as a goof in modern times, before 1954 it was customary for most players to leave their gloves on the field at their position. In 1954, major league baseball adopted a rule requiring players to take their equipment to the dugout at the end of an inning.

In the 9th inning with a runner on first base, close-ups of Hellman (Bruce Bennett) show him pitching from the stretch, as a real pitcher would in order to keep the runner from stealing. But at least one long shot has the pitcher take a full windup, something a pitcher would never do with a runner on first. This was obviously footage from a real game where there was no one on first.

When the angel causes Fred Bayles' hat to flip forward and cover his eyes, a thin line attached to the rear of the hat is visible.

When Mother superior is talking to McGovern when he's at the school, a boom Mike shadow is visible on the wall, above Mother Superior. It moves up and out of the way when McGovern opens the door.

At about 1 hr 10 min when the camera zooms in on Paul Douglas a light shadow from the camera rig moves on him.

During Jennifer's narration, she talks about asking various questions while in the press box. The narration style is meant to be that you see the reporters' mouths moving but the audio is muted on purpose. Jennifer then provides their response via her narration. However, when she inquires about what is a rhubarb she breaks up the style and doesn't verbally provide the response although the reporter's mouth is moving.

When the sign is changed from a bunt to hit-away, the batter singles to left field with a runner on second base. The pitcher incorrectly runs toward third base instead of home plate to back up the catcher on a play to home plate.