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Abner Bluestein - This character is the hard-nosed business partner who wants to evict the main character from the farm.

Archie Graham - This character first appears as an old doctor. Later, this character appears as a young baseball player and travels from Minnesota to Iowa in search of a game to play.

Gypsy - This character works in the change booth at the carnival and is able to see the baseball games on the field.

Shoeless Joe Jackson - This character was banned from professional baseball and is the first player to appear on the baseball field in Iowa.

Annie Kinsella - This is the main character's spouse who is always supportive and encouraging dreams to be fulfilled.

Johnny Kinsella - This character instilled a love of baseball into the main character. In the novel, he is the new catcher for the banned baseball players...

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