I was watching “The Pride of the Yankees the other day. Outside of the star, Gary Cooper, there were small parts in the movie played by the real ballplayers themselves. Of course, the most recognizable player was Babe Ruth. Babe had several scenes with Cooper in the movie. Maybe the most memorable was when teammates egged Gehrig on to take a bite out of the Babes’ new hat. Babe was outraged and went after the kid. Now, Cooper was not a ballplayer, and he was right-handed. So, for many of his scenes, the negatives were reversed.
But also appearing in the movie were former Yankees, Bob Meusel, Mark Koenig, and Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey.