After young Hutch Lawton (Bryan Russell) moves to Florida with his widowed father, Ken (Don Collier), he tells his Little League buddies that his dad knows the Yankees, including Roger Maris (Roger Maris) and Mickey Mantle (Mickey Mantle). When his new friends demand he prove the friendship exists, Hutch goes to spring training camp to try to convince his idols to come to his Little League banquet. But the baseball stars turn him down, and Hutch decides to tell his friends the truth.