Field of Dreams on tonight at 8pm

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Posted By: Rob D.

A sampling of errors in Field of Dreams (from IMDB.com):

Factual errors: "Shoeless" Joe Jackson actually batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Factual errors: When shoeless Joe Jackson brings the other banned members of the 1919 white sox to play at the field, one of them appears wearing catchers gear. None of the three players who caught games for the 1919 white sox were among the eight players banned.

Factual errors: Doc Graham actually batted left-handed.

Factual errors: Doc "Moonlight" Graham states in the movie that he was born in Chisholm, Minnesota, when in real life he was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Factual errors: The game at Fenway Park between the Red Sox and the Athletics takes place on May 16th, because it was the only Red Sox/Athletics game at Fenway in 1988 in which Jody Reed hit first, as indicated by Ray's lineup card. The scoreboard clock says 10:32, but the actual game concluded at approximately 9:50 that night.

Continuity: When Ray is driving around Boston, the weather jumps from sunny to rainy and back again between shots.

Miscellaneous: When the field lights are switched on, although there is only one circuit breaker by the house, the lights go on in groupings, as if there are multiple circuits.

Errors in geography: About midway through the film, when Ray and Terry leave Fenway Park, they are seen traveling "up" Landsdowne St., behind the left field wall, northbound. Landsdowne St. is a one way street headed in the opposite direction.

Continuity: In one of the scenes where Ray is watching the Black Sox play at his field, Jim Doty is seen hitting a ball, and then running to first. However, when the camera shows the player on first base, it is not Jim Doty.