Rookie of the Year

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

103 mins
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.

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Henry Rowengartner

Gary Busey

Chet Steadman

Amy Morton

Mary Rowengartner

Robert Hy Gorman

Clark (as Robert Gorman)

Bruce Altman

Jack Bradfield

Dan Hedaya

Larry 'Fish' Fisher

Albert Hall

Sal Martinella

Eddie Bracken

Bob Carson

Daniel Stern

Phil Brickma

Neil Flynn

Stan Okie

W. Earl Brown

Billy Frick

Ian Gomez

Odd Bellman

John Candy

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

Jonathan Hilario

Phys Ed Dweeb

Ken Earl

Pepsi Executive

Daniel Stern

Director

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Erik Henry

Visual Effects Supervisor

Steven J. Jordan

Production Design

William Arnold

Art Direction

Jay Hurley

Costume Design

Stephen Hunter Flick

Supervising Sound Editor

Leslie Bloom

Set Decoration

Bill Conti

Original Music Composer

Jack N. Green

Director of Photography

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