Released from prison on parole, the "Gas-Pipe Kid" returns to his home in the slums to find his mother dead and his father evicted. He is arrested for beating up the landlord but escapes with the help of Ida Hunt, his sweetheart. Years later he is a baseball star known as Bat Shugrue and is widely idolized by boys who read about his clean living,
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Rockliffe FellowesGas-Pipe Kid / Bat Shugrue | Gas-Pipe Kid / Bat Shugrue |
 Fritzi RidgewayIda Hunt | Ida Hunt |
 Buddy MessingerJimmy Hunt | Jimmy Hunt |
 Hayden StevensonKelsey Lewis | Kelsey Lewis |
 Emmett KingJudge Drury | Judge Drury |
 William WelshWarden | Warden |
| FFred R. StantonLute Clotz | Lute Clotz |
 William Robert DalyThe Kid's Father | The Kid's Father |
 Jim FarleyMurray Jessop | Murray Jessop |
 Sidney De GrayDud Adams | Dud Adams |
| JJohn HattonJimmy (at 8 years) | Jimmy (at 8 years) |
| MMike GaffnerLandlord | Landlord |