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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Thomas Ian Nicholas as Henry Rowengartner
Gary Busey as Chet Steadman
Amy Morton as Mary Rowengartner
Patrick LaBrecque as George
Robert Hy Gorman as Clark (as Robert Gorman)
Bruce Altman as Jack Bradfield
Dan Hedaya as Larry 'Fish' Fisher
Albert Hall as Sal Martinella
Eddie Bracken as Bob Carson
Daniel Stern as Phil Brickma
Tom Milanovich as Heddo
Neil Flynn as Stan Okie
W. Earl Brown as Billy Frick
Ian Gomez as Odd Bellman
Andy Berman as Ernie
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine as Becky
John Candy as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Jonathan Hilario as Phys Ed Dweeb
Ken Earl as Pepsi Executive
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