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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.

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

Genres: Comedy, Family

Starring: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Gary Busey

Released: July 7, 1993

Runtime: 103.0

Popularity Rating: 6.961

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

United States of America

Henry Rowengartner Thomas Ian Nicholas
Becky Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Chet Steadman Gary Busey
Martinella Albert Hall
Mary Rowengartner Amy Morton
Larry 'Fish' Fisher Dan Hedaya
Jack Bradfield Bruce Altman
Bob Carson Eddie Bracken
Clark (as Robert Gorman) Robert Hy Gorman
George Patrick LaBrecque
Brickma Daniel Stern
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) John Candy
Phys Ed Dweeb Jonathan Hilario
Heddo Tom Milanovich

Directing — Director: Daniel Stern
Writing — Writer: Sam Harper