Released:
1973-08-26

Overview:
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.

Director:
John D. Hancock

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Michael Moriarty
  as
  Henry Wiggen
• 
  Robert De Niro
  as
  Bruce Pearson
• 
  Vincent Gardenia
  as
  Dutch Schnell
• 
  Phil Foster
  as
  Joe
• 
  Ann Wedgeworth
  as
  Katie