Willie Sherdel portrayed in The Winning Team Film

I bet you didn't know that the character of Wee Willie Sherdel was portrayed by former major leaguer and television actor Johnny Beradino in a 1952 movie about the life of Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander. The film was called The Winning Team starring future president Ronald Reagan as Alexander and Doris Day as his wife. Beradino is seen talking with Reagan in the bullpen before Alexander is called in to pitch in the 7th game of the 1926 World Series. Beradino went on to play Dr. Steve Hardy in the long-running soap opera General Hospital.​