Editing Casey at the Bat (section)

==Adaptations==
{{In popular culture|date=May 2021}}
[[File:Casey at the bat.jpg|thumb|upright|Tim Wiles, former Director of Research at the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] Library in [[Cooperstown]], frequently dresses as Casey to recite the poem.]]
The poem has been [[Literary adaptation|adapted]] to diverse types of media:

===Books===
*Ralph Andreano's 1965 book, ''No Joy in Mudville'', laments the death of heroes in modern baseball.
*In the book ''Faithful'' by Steward O'Nan and [[Stephen King]], describing the 2004 season of the Boston Red Sox, a chapter contributed by King is named "The Gloom is gone from Mudville".
*[[Wallace Tripp]] illustrated a popular 1978 book of the poem.
*[[Kurtis Scaletta]]'s 2009 children's novel, ''Mudville'', is about a town where it has been raining for 22 years, delaying a baseball game between two rival towns.

===Comics===
*[[Marvel Comics]] published a spoof in August 1969, in the 9th issue of ''[[Not Brand Echh]]'', featuring parodies of their popular heroes and villains, and the Bulk (parody of the [[Hulk]]) as Casey.
*[[DC Comics]]' series ''[[Fables (comics)|Fables]]'' from the [[Vertigo Comics]] imprint featured an adaptation titled "Out to the Ball Game", which features a similar baseball match, with Weyland Smith playing the part of Casey against a team of goblins.

===Film===
*In 1922, [[Lee De Forest]] recorded [[DeWolf Hopper]] reciting the poem in DeForest's [[Phonofilm]] sound-on-film process.<ref>{{cite web|title=Progressive Silent Film List: Casey at the Bat|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CaseyAtTheBat1922.html|website=Silent Era}}</ref>
*In 1927, a feature-length [[silent film]] ''[[Casey at the Bat (1927 film)|Casey at the Bat]]'' was released, starring [[Wallace Beery]], [[Ford Sterling]], and [[ZaSu Pitts]]. At least three other films based on Thayer's poem preceded this 1927 release: an [[Thomas Edison|Edison]] short in 1899, another short starring [[Harry T. Morey]] in 1913, and a [[Casey at the Bat (1916 film)|five-reel feature]] starring DeWolf Hopper in 1916.
*[[Walt Disney Productions]] produced an [[animated short|Animated Segment]] adaptation of the poem for the film ''[[Make Mine Music]]'' (1946) and uses the original text, but is set in 1902 according to the opening song's lyrics, instead of 1888. This version is recited by [[Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|Jerry Colonna]]. It was later released as an individual short on July 16, 1954.  A sequel short was also produced ''[[Casey Bats Again]]'' and released on June 18, 1954.
*A 1976 animated short adaptation, featuring narration by [[Paul Frees]], was released in 1976 by Fine Arts Films.<ref>{{Citation|last=Wilson|first=John|title=Casey at the Bat|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1926232/|type=Animation, Short|publisher=Fine Arts Films|access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref>
*In 1986, [[Elliott Gould]] starred as "Casey" in the ''[[Shelley Duvall]]'s Tall Tales and Legends'' adaptation of the story, which also starred [[Carol Kane]], [[Howard Cosell]], [[Bob Uecker]], [[Bill Macy]] and [[Rae Dawn Chong]]. The screenplay, adapted from the poem, was written by [[Andy Borowitz]] and the production was directed by [[David Steinberg]].
*In ''[[The Dream Team (1989 film)|The Dream Team]]'' (1989), [[Michael Keaton]]'s character announces that "there is no joy in Mudville" after giving a fellow mental patient three "strikes" for psychotic behavior.
*In 1993 the last paragraph is quoted in the film ''[[Short Cuts]]'' (by [[Robert Altman]]), when [[Lyle Lovett]] as Andy Bitkower is calling anonymously [[Andie MacDowell]] as Ann Finnigan in minute 01:34:58.

=== Radio ===
*The poem was adapted for an episode of ''[[On Stage (radio show)|On Stage]]'' that aired on [[CBS Radio|CBS]] on April 16, 1953. It was written by [[E. Jack Neuman]] and starred [[Elliott Lewis (actor)|Elliott Lewis]], [[Cathy Lewis]], [[Hy Averback]], Herb Butterfield, [[Byron Kane]], [[Peter Leeds]], [[Hal March]], Howard McNear, and [[Sidney Miller (actor)|Sidney Miller]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Radio drama : a comprehensive chronicle of American network programs, 1932-1962|last=Grams|first=Martin|date=February 27, 2008|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786438716|location=Jefferson, N.C.|oclc=188535974}}</ref>
*Radio personality [[Casey Kasem]] self-identified on-air as "Casey at the mic."

===Television===
*[[Jackie Gleason]] in his "Reginald Van Gleason III" persona (in full Mudville baseball uniform) performed a recitation of the poem on his ''And Awaaaay We Go!'' album.
*Season 1, episode 35 of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', "The Mighty Casey", concerns a baseball player who is actually a robot (June 17, 1960).
*In the ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' episode "The Graduate", Chris Stevens gains his [[Master's degree]] in [[Comparative literature]] by subjecting his assessors to a spirited re-enactment of the poem.
*In ''[[General Hospital]]'', [[Steve Hardy (General Hospital)|Steve Hardy]] performs the poem during the 1994 Nurses' Ball while dressed in a Mudville baseball uniform. He concludes by telling the audience not to worry because Casey is married to the Mudville owner's daughter.
*In ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', the episode "[[Bedtime Stories (How I Met Your Mother)|Bedtime Stories]]" (which is done entirely in rhymes) features a subplot called [[Bedtime Stories (How I Met Your Mother)#"Mosby At The Bat"|"Mosby At The Bat"]]. The start of that section of the episode begins with "The outlook wasn't brilliant for poor Ted's romantic life", a line based on the opening of the original poem.<ref name=HIMYM>{{cite web|title=How I Met Your Mother Episode Bedtime Stories Scripts|url=http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=how-i-met-your-mother&episode=s09e11|website=springfieldspringfield.co.uk|access-date=December 7, 2014}}</ref>
*In ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', season 8 episode "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" was a flashback-heavy episode revolving around a baseball game with [[Jamie Scott (One Tree Hill)|Jamie Scott]] narrating the poem throughout.

===Music===
*Art-song composer [[Sidney Homer]] turned the poem into a song. Sheet music was published by G. Schirmer in 1920 as part of ''Six Cheerful Songs to Poems of American Humor.''
*[[William Schuman]] composed an opera, ''The Mighty Casey'' (1953), based on the poem.
*The song "No Joy in Mudville" from [[Death Cab for Cutie]]'s album ''[[We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes]]'' directly references the poem.
*The song "[[Centerfield (song)|Centerfield]]" by [[John Fogerty]] includes the line "Well, I spent some time in the Mudville Nine, watchin' it from the bench. You know I took some lumps when the Mighty Casey struck out."
*The song "No Joy In Pudville" by [[Steroid Maximus]] is a reference to this poem.
*[[Joe Walsh]]'s 1973 song "[[Rocky Mountain Way (song)|Rocky Mountain Way]]" features the lyrics "Bases are loaded/ And Casey's at bat/ Playin' it play-by-play/ Time to change the batter."
*In 2008 American composer Randol Alan Bass used the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by Alfred Von Tilzer and Jack Norworth in ''Casey at the Bat'', a setting of the poem for concert band and narrator.<ref>''Casey at the Bat'', poem by Ernest L. Thayer, a setting for concert band and narrator by Randol Alan Bass. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., 2008</ref>

===Theatre===
*"Casey at the Bat" was adapted into a 1953 [[opera]] by American composer [[William Schuman]].  
*An orchestral adaptation by composer [[Frank Proto]] has been recorded by the [[Cincinnati Pops]] orchestra conducted by [[Erich Kunzel]] with baseball star [[Johnny Bench]] narrating. 
*The Dallas Symphony commissioned an arrangement of "Casey" by Randol Alan Bass in 2001, which he later arranged for concert band.