 While late actor Darren McGavin (qv) had a major supporting role  as the bookmaker Gus Sands respectively, McGavin received no credit  for his role in the film. In the recent retrospective documentary on  the Special Edition DVD of "The Natural", actor  Robert Prosky (qv), who plays the Judge, claims that McGavin was  cast late in the picture and would have to receive a lesser billing  than the other stars. As a result, McGavin chose to go uncredited.  Prosky also noted that McGavin wound up "drawing more attention to  himself" as a result.