The film was written and directed by Detroit native Alan Shapiro and executive produced by Susan B.

[1] It was subsequently aired on ABC's Disney Sunday Movie, and had a limited theatrical release in the Detroit area in June 1984, which (coincidentally) was during Tigers’ best season in franchise history.

One notable goof in the film shows Alex racing his bicycle across a bridge over the Detroit River on the way to the stadium.

Alex (Henry) and his father (Ron McLarty) are devoted Detroit Tigers fans, even now as they are struggling.

Alex's favorite player is aging star Billy Young[2] (Scheider), who is having a sub-par season, which is also his last.

Bribing a little girl for her bike and hanging onto the back of a city bus gets Alex to the stadium in time for the ninth inning, where Young is up and the Tigers are trailing.