Roy Hobbs

From BR Bullpen

Roy Hobbs is a fictional baseball player from the movie The Natural, played by Robert Redford. Hobbs was shot en route to a baseball tryout as a teen and never made it to the majors until he was retirement age. He joined the New York Knights and, after the death of the starter Bump Bailey, took over in right field and led them to the pennant.

Hobbs character is based on 50s baseball player Eddie Waitkus who was shot by a deranged fan, but survived to continue his baseball career. With or without a silver bullet, Waitkus was no Hobbs, but he did score over 100 runs one year in his career.

• Hobbs wore No. 9 for the Knights.