Rookie of the Year
1993 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 32,010 VOTES · DIR. Daniel Stern
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 808 lines
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00:00:01 [drum line]
00:04:28 Where do you think you're going?
00:06:13 -Go back!
00:08:35 -Shh. -Henry! Hey!
00:12:33 [giggling]
00:15:41 Bleacher rules - you can't keep a home run hit by the other team.
00:19:59 It's incredible! A real child with the Cubs? He's gonna be thrilled! Thank you Mr. Fisher!
00:24:35 Okay. You got too big on me.
00:30:12 Hey!
00:35:23 [crowd cheering]
00:38:52 Let's just work on the boat.
00:42:34 Don't listen to him, Hank, he's a loser!
00:47:15 -Think they'll let us play? -[laughter]
00:51:19 I mean, I gotta go. Bye.
00:54:39 Call strikes! Who cares how short he is. Let's go.
00:57:41 -This kid can do it all! -Yeah! Woo! Yes! -Yes! Yes!
01:03:11 -For $25 million dollars. -Buy him? -Buy him!
01:07:10 -Steadman. -Yeah? -Get in here.
01:10:16 Alright, mom!
01:16:24 -Don't worry about it. It's just the biggest game in your life. -I know. -Come on.
01:21:46 All four! Take your base!
01:28:09 I'm fine. Fine.
01:32:59 -I'm not a chicken, you're the chicken. -No, you're a chicken. -No, you're the chicken.
35:00:00 youngest person to ever play in Major League Baseball!