MALCOLM LEARNS THAT THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL! ON "MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE" SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, ON FOX

When Lois convinces Malcolm to join the Lucky Aide softball team, he is unable to shake the hold she has over him and makes error after error. To make matters worse, Lois trades him to another team. Meanwhile, Reese is determined to break Francis' record of stealing toilet seats from the local junkyard, which is guarded by vicious dogs. When he finally beats the record, Francis comes out of retirement to challenge Reese in the MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE episode "Softball" Sunday, Oct. 10 (7:00-7:30 PM PT) on FOX. (MIM-511) (TV-PG)

Cast: Jane Kaczmarek as Lois, Bryan Cranston as Hal, Frankie Muniz as Malcolm, Christopher Masterson as Francis, Justin Berfield as Reese, Erik Per Sullivan as Dewey and Craig Lamar Traylor as Stevie.

(EDITOR'S NOTES: MEN OF HONOR may be preempted for a Major League Baseball division playoff game, #4 or #5 (SP-0527). If there is no primetime baseball game, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE will air on the West Coast only, due to the preceding NFL doubleheader; if there is a primetime baseball game, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE will not air in any time zone.)