Tiger Town
1983
Disney
Starring: Roy Scheider, Mary Wilson (Supremes), Sparky Anderson, Ernie Harwell.
Tiger Town tells the story of an 11-year-old Detroit Tigers fan (Justin Henry) who believes he can will his idol, a once- great ball player (Roy Scheider) to victory from the stands, and follows his relationship with Scheider, who leads his team to a pennant. Fun fact: On a shooting day with 5,000 extras, young Detroit- native JACK WHITE was in the crowd with his mom.