Bob Whitewood, a lawyer-councilman with a grudge against the league for barring his mediocre son from playing, persuades the hard-drinking, ex-minor league prospect Morris Buttermaker to lead a Little League squad. After struggling with his new group of misfits, Buttermaker recruits the tenacious and talented pitcher Amanda Whurlitzer to lead the charge. But will he have the good fortune and perseverance to mould these misfits into a winning team?
Cast: Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Ben Piazza, Jackie Earle Haley, Alfred Lutter III, Chris Barnes
Director: Michael Ritchie
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
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