

Unbeknownst to Yankee, Maginnis attempts to steal the bat from Yankee during a wild chase. Darlin' and her counterpart Screwie, a baseball, gain the ability to speak and telling him that he is just a kid and the real world and playing baseball (with his punishment standing) would let his punishment be in danger. After putting the bat back on the train, Yankee decides to return it to Babe Ruth and thereby clear his father's name and save his job.

Maginnis works for the Cubs' general manager Napoleon Cross, who desires to see the Cubs defeat the New York Yankees during the 1932 World Series.ĭetermined to reclaim the bat and save his family from being evicted and being out on the streets, Yankee journeys to Chicago where the next World Series game will be held. But the real thief is Lefty Maginnis, a cheating pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. And Stanley accuses him by grounding him and sending him to his room.

Stanley blames Yankee for being alone in the locker room and setting him up. Stanley is falsely blamed and is temporarily dismissed until Darlin' can be found. While the two are on the premises, a thief disguised as a security guard steals Babe Ruth's famous bat Darlin'. In 1932 New York City during the Great Depression, Yankee Irving is a 10-year-old baseball fan whose father Stanley works as a custodian at Yankee Stadium.
