Rookie of the Year
07/07/1993
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.
Movie Information
Thomas Ian Nicholas
as Henry Rowengartner
Gary Busey
as Chet Steadman
Amy Morton
as Mary Rowengartner
Patrick LaBrecque
as George
Robert Hy Gorman
as Clark (as Robert Gorman)
Bruce Altman
as Jack Bradfield
Dan Hedaya
as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
Albert Hall
as Sal Martinella
Eddie Bracken
as Bob Carson
Daniel Stern
as Phil Brickma
Tom Milanovich
as Heddo
Neil Flynn
as Stan Okie
W. Earl Brown
as Billy Frick
Ian Gomez
as Odd Bellman
Andy Berman
as Ernie
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
as Becky
John Candy
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Jonathan Hilario
as Phys Ed Dweeb
Ken Earl
as Pepsi Executive
