Plot:

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.

Tags:

Actors - Crew

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

Daniel Stern
Director

Sam Harper
Writer

Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Erik Henry
Visual Effects Supervisor

Steven J. Jordan
Production Design

Donn Cambern
Editor

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