Everyone's Hero

A young boy sets off on a cross-country quest to help his hero Babe Ruth and rest of the New York Yankees win the World Series and become a baseball hero himself with the help of a talking baseball and bat.

Contains examples of

 * Alan Smithee: Robin Williams requested to remain uncredited out of respect for his friend Christopher Reeve.
 * All-Star Cast
 * Anachronism Stew: The film is set in 1932, yet at one point Screwie mentions Superman, a character that wouldn't be created until 1938.
 * Marti's father is a member of the Cincinnati Tigers, a team that wouldn't be founded until 1934.
 * Animate Inanimate Object
 * I Call It "Vera": Ruth calls his bat Darlin'. Yankee names the ball he found Screwie.
 * Politically-Correct History