Left fielder Barry McGee enjoys being the Peach Street Mudders' hit-away batter. In fact, he likes being a hero so much that he tends to bend the rules a little. His sister's constant nagging about his cheating is forgotten when Barry meets up with Alec Frost, a pitcher for a rival team. Alec steals something from Barry's family and then challenges him to win it back by hitting two homeruns off him in the unpcoming game. Now Barry wants to win more than ever. Will he play fair and risk losing his pride as well as the stolen object?

 

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 60 pages in this book. This book was published 1990 by Little, Brown & Company .

Matt Christopher is the best selling name behind more than 100 sports-themed books for young readers.