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Rookie of the Year

The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.

Film19931h 43mReleased

ComedyFamily
Not rated

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Director
Daniel Stern
Language
English
Released
1993-07-07
Runtime
1h 43m

Community score

6.2395 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.3

The story

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.

Cast

  • Thomas Ian Nicholas
    Thomas Ian NicholasHenry Rowengartner
  • Gary Busey
    Gary BuseyChet Steadman
  • Amy Morton
    Amy MortonMary Rowengartner
  • Patrick LaBrecque
    Patrick LaBrecqueGeorge
  • Robert Hy Gorman
    Robert Hy GormanClark (as Robert Gorman)
  • Bruce Altman
    Bruce AltmanJack Bradfield
  • Dan Hedaya
    Dan HedayaLarry 'Fish' Fisher
  • Albert Hall
    Albert HallSal Martinella
  • Eddie Bracken
    Eddie BrackenBob Carson
  • Daniel Stern
    Daniel SternPhil Brickma