Movie

Rookie of the Year

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

1993★ 6.2 · 3951h 43mFamilyComedy

Overview

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.

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Trailer · Rookie of the year trailer 1993 (VHS Capture)

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Cast

Tom Milanovich
as Heddo

Gary Busey
as Chet Steadman

John Candy
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

Daniel Stern
as Phil Brickma

Neil Flynn
as Stan Okie

W. Earl Brown
as Billy Frick

Dan Hedaya
as Larry 'Fish' Fisher

Albert Hall
as Sal Martinella

Thomas Ian Nicholas
as Henry Rowengartner

Eddie Bracken
as Bob Carson

Anders Holm
as Kid in the Cafeteria (uncredited)

Patrick LaBrecque
as George

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Release date: 1993-07-07

Budget: $31,000,000

Revenue: $56,500,758

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genres

FamilyComedy

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