Inning Six: The National Pastime

Summary

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 debut of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

Guest stars

• Gerald Early as Self
• Red Barber as Self
• Arthur Ashe as Self
• Vin Scully as Self
• George Will as Self
• Stephen Jay Gould as Self
• Adam Arkin as (voice)
• Keith Carradine as (voice)
• Ossie Davis as (voice)
• Jason Robards as (voice)