Rookie of the Year - 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.

103min
1993
PG
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.1/10

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Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas profile pictureThomas Ian NicholasHenry Rowengartner
Gary Busey profile pictureGary BuseyChet Steadman
Amy Morton profile pictureAmy MortonMary Rowengartner
Robert Hy Gorman profile pictureRobert Hy GormanClark (as Robert Gorman)
Bruce Altman profile pictureBruce AltmanJack Bradfield
Dan Hedaya profile pictureDan HedayaLarry 'Fish' Fisher
Albert Hall profile pictureAlbert HallSal Martinella
Eddie Bracken profile pictureEddie BrackenBob Carson
Daniel Stern profile pictureDaniel SternPhil Brickma
Neil Flynn profile pictureNeil FlynnStan Okie
W. Earl Brown profile pictureW. Earl BrownBilly Frick
Ian Gomez profile pictureIan GomezOdd Bellman
John Candy profile pictureJohn CandyCliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Ken Earl profile pictureKen EarlPepsi Executive

About Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year 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.

Age Rating: PG
Runtime: 103min

Extra details

Original Title: Rookie of the Year
Original Language: English
Budget: $31,000,000.00
Revenue: $56,500,758.00
Directed By: Daniel Stern
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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