<P> With baseball 's Pittsburgh Pirates in last place , their combative , foul - mouthed manager Guffy McGovern has plenty to complain about . All this changes when , while wandering through Forbes Field in search of his good luck charm one night , Guffy is accosted by the voice of an angel ( voice of James Whitmore ) , who hints at having been a ballplayer during his earthly life . </P>
<P> With baseball 's Pittsburgh Pirates in last place , their combative , foul - mouthed manager Guffy McGovern has plenty to complain about . All this changes when , while wandering through Forbes Field in search of his good luck charm one night , Guffy is accosted by the voice of an angel ( voice of James Whitmore ) , who hints at having been a ballplayer during his earthly life . </P>
who played the angel in angels in the outfield
who played the angel in angels in the outfield
James Whitmore
James Whitmore