

Rookie of the Year
DirectorDaniel Stern
“The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.”
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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Rookie of the year trailer 1993 (VHS Capture)
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Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas
Henry Rowengartner

Gary Busey
Chet Steadman

Amy Morton
Mary Rowengartner

Patrick LaBrecque
George

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

Tom Milanovich
Heddo

Neil Flynn
Stan Okie
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