John Sayles Ring Lardner Director, Actor, Screenwriter John Cusack Buck Weaver Actor Clifton James Charles 'Commie' Comiskey Actor Michael Lerner Arnold Rothstein Actor Christopher Lloyd Bill Burns Actor John Mahoney Kid Gleason Actor Charlie Sheen Hap Felsch Actor David Strathairn Eddie Cicotte Actor D.B. Sweeney 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson Actor Don Harvey Charles "Swede" Risberg Actor Michael Rooker Chick Gandil Actor Perry Lang Fred McMullin Actor James Read Lefty Williams Actor Jace Alexander Dickie Kerr Actor Gordon Clapp Ray Schalk Actor Richard Edson Billy Maharg Actor Bill Irwin Eddie Collins Actor Michael Mantell Abe Attell Actor Kevin Tighe Joseph 'Sport' Sullivan Actor Studs Terkel Hugh Fullerton Actor John Anderson Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis Actor Wendy Makkena Kate Jackson Actor Maggie Renzi Rose Cicotte Actor Barbara Boyle Executive Producer Sarah Pillsbury Producer Midge Sanford Producer Mason Daring Original Music Robert Richardson Cinematographer John Tintori Film Editing Nora Chavooshian Production Design Dan Bishop Art Director Lynn Wolverton-Parker Set Decoration Cynthia Flynt Costume Design