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Rookie of the Year

6.2 103 mins Family   Comedy   1993
20th Century Fox  
Director(s): Daniel Stern

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.

Casts of Rookie of the Year

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

John Candy

as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

Jonathan Hilario

as Phys Ed Dweeb

Ken Earl

as Pepsi Executive

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