When his teammates on the Breadhurst Newts baseball team continue their losing ways, Whiz uses an unusual printing press to create several star players in hopes of winning a game.
As the newest addition to the Brooklyn Dodgers, young Roy Tucker's pitching helps pull the team out of a slump; but, when a freak accident ends his career as a pitcher, he must try to find another place for himself on the team.
Jax is a kid who loves to pitch and for a brief while he realizes his dream of playing in the pros. Then in 1941, he finds himself in the Army Air Corps and later a prisoner of war.
A professional baseball player organizes baseball games for boys in the inner city but almost loses his career and the support of the boys because of a grim reminder of his past.
Billy Prescott, a $40,000 bonus baby, finds his first year of professional baseball playing difficult as he learns to cope with fickle fans and earns the respect of a former major league star.
Marty Shane, a powerful hitter and part owner of a major league baseball club, is determined to use his talents, not his connections, to play for a professional team.