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Baseball: Miniseries

9 episodes · first aired Sep 18, 1994

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1 Inning One: Our Game Sep 18, 1994 · 1h 53m In New York City, in the 1840s, people need a diversion from the "railroad pace" at which they work and live. They find it in a game of questionable origins. On June 19th, 1846, at the…
2 Inning Two: Something Like a War Sep 19, 1994 · 1h 44m It is a decade of revolution. In China, in Central America. At Kitty Hawk. In Henry Ford's factory. And on America's baseball fields. In 1894, a sportswriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban"…
3 Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People Sep 20, 1994 · 1h 58m Examine the century's second decade, which was dominated by the Black Sox scandal. George Herman “Babe” Ruth makes his first major league appearance (as a member of the Boston Red Sox) and…
4 Inning Four: A National Heirloom Sep 21, 1994 · 1h 51m This episode concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the scandal of the previous decade.
5 Inning Five: Shadow Ball Sep 22, 1994 · 2h The story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. “Shadow Ball” refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the…
6 Inning Six: The National Pastime Sep 25, 1994 · 2h 28m This episode covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio's celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of Ted Williams and what Burns calls “baseball's finest moment” — the…
7 Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball Sep 26, 1994 · 2h 8m Viewers are taken through the 1950s when New York City had three successful baseball teams and dominated the World Series. By the end of the decade, the Giants and Dodgers had left New…
8 Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game Sep 27, 1994 · 1h 51m The field is moved to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of…
9 Inning Nine: Home Sep 28, 1994 · 2h 22m The final episode looks at baseball from the 1970s to the present, including the establishment of the free agent system, the rise in player salaries, the continued expansion, the dilution…