Rookie of the Year poster

Movie · 1993

Rookie of the Year

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

Released 7 July 1993 103 min Family / Comedy More from 1993 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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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How old were they?

Oldest first
Eddie Bracken
as Bob Carson
78
Albert Hall
as Sal Martinella
55
Dan Hedaya
as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
52
Gary Busey
as Chet Steadman
49
Tom Milanovich
as Heddo
40
Bruce Altman
as Jack Bradfield
38
Daniel Stern
as Phil Brickma
35
Amy Morton
as Mary Rowengartner
34
Neil Flynn
as Stan Okie
32
W. Earl Brown
as Billy Frick
29
Ian Gomez
as Odd Bellman
28
Andy Berman
as Ernie
25
Robert Hy Gorman
as Clark (as Robert Gorman)
13
Thomas Ian Nicholas
as Henry Rowengartner
12
Patrick LaBrecque
as George
Unknown
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
1.8×$31m budget became $57m at the box office
66years between the oldest and youngest billed
78Eddie Bracken — oldest on the call sheet
12Thomas Ian Nicholas — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast
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