Cast
| Adults | ||
|---|---|---|
| Morris Buttermaker | Walter Matthau | Coach of the Bears: A drunken, loud, ex-professional baseball pitcher and part-time pool cleaner, who drives a yellow Cadillac convertible; the protagonist |
| Roy Turner | Vic Morrow | Coach of the Yankees and the antagonist |
| Cleveland | Joyce Van Patten | League manager |
| Bob Whitewood | Ben Piazza | City councilman and lawyer who sued the league to allow the Bears (in particular, his son) to play. He convinces (and pays) Buttermaker to coach the team. |
| Kids | ||
| Regi Tower | Scott Firestone | Fairly quiet red-headed third baseman whose dad vocally attends practices and games. Also plays first base. Wears number 1. |
| Toby Whitewood | David Stambaugh | An unassuming boy who plays first base. He knows about the other players' personalities and at times speaks for the team. Son of councilman Bob Whitewood, who secretly paid Buttermaker to coach the team. Wears number 2. |
| Kelly Leak | Jackie Earle Haley | Local troublemaker who smokes and rides a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Also the best athlete in the neighborhood. He alternates between left and center field and has a crush on Amanda. Wears number 3. |
| Timmy Lupus | Quinn Smith | A "booger-eating spaz;" plays right field and is considered to be the worst player on the team, but surprises everyone in the final game by making a key play to keep the Bears in the game. He is the most quiet and shy player, but showed the odd ability to properly prepare a martini for Coach Buttermaker while the team was assisting the coach with pool cleaning. Wears number 4. |
| Mike Engelberg | Gary Lee Cavagnaro | An overweight boy who plays catcher; A great hitter, he frequently teases Tanner about his size, his jabs at rival pitcher Joey Turner ignite a rivalry. Wears number 5. |
| Jose Aguilar | Jaime Escobedo | Miguel's older brother who plays second base; doesn't speak English. Wears number 6. |
| Miguel Aguilar | George Gonzales | Jose's younger brother; mostly plays right field. He doesn't speak English either; so short that the strike zone is non-existent. Wears number 7. |
| Jimmy Feldman | Brett Marx | Fairly quiet third baseman with curly blond hair. Wears number 8. |
| Alfred Ogilvie | Alfred W. Lutter | A bookworm who memorizes baseball statistics. He's mostly a benchwarmer who assists the coach with defensive strategy. A backup outfielder/first baseman, but reluctant to play as he feels he's one of the worst players on the team. Wears number 9. |
| Rudi Stein | David Pollock | Nervous relief pitcher with glasses who is a terrible hitter; asked by Coach Buttermaker to purposely get hit by pitches in order to draw a walk. Also a backup outfielder. Wears number 10. |
| Amanda Whurlizer | Tatum O'Neal | 12-year-old pitcher who feels insecure about her tomboy image. She is proven to be a good pitcher. Her mother is Buttermaker's ex-girlfriend. Wears number 11. |
| Tanner Boyle | Chris Barnes | Short-tempered shortstop with a Napoleon complex; after suffering a horrible loss on their first game, he picks a fight with the entire seventh grade from his school (and loses). He tends to curse more than the others, and often insults and bullies Timmy. Wears number 12. |
| Ahmad Abdul-Rahim | Erin Blunt | An African-American Muslim who plays in the outfield and adores Hank Aaron; strips off his uniform in shame after committing errors, but is convinced to return to the team by Buttermaker. Wears number 44 in honor of his hero. |
| Joey Turner | Brandon Cruz | The star pitcher for the Yankees (wears number 2 for that team). Coach Roy Turner's son. He has a rivalry with Engleberg and regularly bullies Tanner and Timmy. Allows Engleberg an inside-the-park home run, then quits the team after Roy slaps him in anger over a wild pitch. |
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