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Inning Six: The National Pastime

Baseball

Run Time: 103 mins

Air Date: Sun, 25 Sept 1994

Average Rating: ⭐ 6.8 (4 votes)

PBS

Season 1 - Episode 6

Inning Six: The National Pastime

Average Rating: ⭐ 6.8 (4)

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.

Documentary