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Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

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

6.19 - voted by 389
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.

Cast

Thomas Ian Nicholas poster

Thomas Ian Nicholas

Henry Rowengartner

Gary Busey poster

Gary Busey

Chet Steadman

Amy Morton poster

Amy Morton

Mary Rowengartner

Patrick LaBrecque poster

Patrick LaBrecque

George

Robert Hy Gorman poster

Robert Hy Gorman

Clark (as Robert Gorman)

Bruce Altman poster

Bruce Altman

Jack Bradfield

Dan Hedaya poster

Dan Hedaya

Larry 'Fish' Fisher

Albert Hall poster

Albert Hall

Sal Martinella

Eddie Bracken poster

Eddie Bracken

Bob Carson

Daniel Stern poster

Daniel Stern

Phil Brickma

Tom Milanovich poster

Tom Milanovich

Heddo

Neil Flynn poster

Neil Flynn

Stan Okie

W. Earl Brown poster

W. Earl Brown

Billy Frick

Ian Gomez poster

Ian Gomez

Odd Bellman

Andy Berman poster

Andy Berman

Ernie