Film about the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal. The young, idealistic White Sox players who, despite being pennant winners, are treated with disdain by their penny-pinching owner/manager. Ripe for a money-making scheme, the demoralized team agrees to throw the World Series. But when they're defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes.

When the cast is removed from his newly healed broken arm, clumsy 12-year-old Henry is shocked to find his arm has become a 100 mph fastball. His throw from the bleachers directly to home plate alerts the last place Chicago Cubs and before you know it, he is signed as their new ace pitcher. With a few pointers from an aging star pitcher, young Henry actually manages to pull off the impossible.