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Rookie of the Year

11-year-old Sharon Lee (Jodie Foster) encounters opposition when she joins her brother's Little League baseball team, which happens to be all male. (1972 was when girls were first allowed on Little League teams.) Co-starring Steve Gustafson; based on Isabella Taves's book Not Bad For a Girl.

English
  • Originally Aired October 3, 1973
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network ABC (US)
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Name Type Role
Lawrence S. Elikann Director