Baseball - Miniseries
Run Time: 103 mins
Air Date: Sun, 18 Sept 1994
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.3 (41 votes)
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Inning One: Our Game
Season 1 - Episode 1
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 ques...
Inning Two: Something Like a War
Season 1 - Episode 2
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 189...
Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People
Season 1 - Episode 3
Examine the century's second decade, which was dominated by the Black Sox scandal. George Herman “Babe” Ruth makes his first major league ap...
Inning Four: A National Heirloom
Season 1 - Episode 4
This episode concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the ...
Inning Five: Shadow Ball
Season 1 - Episode 5
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 ...
Inning Six: The National Pastime
Season 1 - Episode 6
This episode covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio's celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of Ted Williams and what ...
Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball
Season 1 - Episode 7
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...
Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game
Season 1 - Episode 8
The field is moved to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous ...
Inning Nine: Home
Season 1 - Episode 9
The final episode looks at baseball from the 1970s to the present, including the establishment of the free agent system, the rise in player ...