Baseball

Synopsis

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.

About 15h 27m to watch every episode. An estimate: 9 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 103 minutes.

Trailer

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Main cast

• 

  John Chancellor
  Narrator (voice)
  9 episodes

• 

  Daniel Okrent
  Self
  9 episodes

• B

  Buck O'Neil
  Self
  9 episodes

• 

  Studs Terkel
  Self (voice)
  9 episodes

• R

  Roger Angell
  Self
  8 episodes

• 

  George Plimpton
  Self
  7 episodes

• 

  Gerald Early
  Self
  7 episodes

• 

  George Will
  Self
  7 episodes

• 

  Ossie Davis
  (voice)
  7 episodes

• 

  Paul Roebling
  (voice)
  7 episodes

• 

  Eli Wallach
  (voice)
  7 episodes

• 

  John Thorn
  Self
  7 episodes

• D

  Donald Hall
  Self
  7 episodes

• 

  Doris Kearns Goodwin
  Self
  7 episodes

• C

  Charles McDowell
  Self
  7 episodes

• R

  Red Barber
  Self
  6 episodes

• 

  Vin Scully
  Self
  6 episodes

• S

  Stephen Jay Gould
  Self
  6 episodes

Seasons

• Miniseries1994 · 9 episodes
• Specials2007 · 10 episodes