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Screen Director's Playhouse•Season 1•Episode 10

Rookie of the Year

6.7/10 · 274 votesDec 7, 195530 min

Ranked #9 of 35 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

A small-town newspaper sports writer harbors an ambition to work for a big city daily. He sees his chance to achieve his goal while attending the World Series: one of the rookies shows a style reminiscent of a former all-time great banned from baseball for

Directed byJohn Ford

Written byFrank S. Nugent

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Episode Summary

"Rookie of the Year" is episode 10 of Screen Director's Playhouse season 1. It scored 6.7/10 from 274 votes, ranking #9 of 35 episodes this season (season average 6.3). Directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, it aired on December 7, 1955.

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