113 min

S1 · E1 · Sep 18, 1994

Inning One: Our Game 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 questionable origins. On June 19th, 1846, at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, a team of well-dressed gentlemen, the Knickerbockers, play the first game of baseball. By 1856, the game is already being called "the national pastime," or simply, "Our Game." But the nation is about to be torn apart. And, in the midst of the Civil War, there is one thing that Americans North and South have in common: baseball.

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104 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 19, 1994

Inning Two: Something Like a War 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 1894, a sportswriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson takes over a struggling minor league - the Western League - and turns it into a financial success. In 1900, he changes its name to the American League and begins talking about challenging the big city monopoly held by the National League. The revolution takes only three years. In 1903, the first World Series is played between the American League Boston Pilgrims and the National League Pittsburgh Pirates.

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118 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 20, 1994

Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People 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 appearance (as a member of the Boston Red Sox) and a wave of immigration helps fill the stands with new fans, eager to “become American” by learning America's game.

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114 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 21, 1994

Inning Four: A National Heirloom Episode 4

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.

8.3 · You

123 min

S1 · E5 · Sep 22, 1994

Inning Five: Shadow Ball 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 an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time.

8.1 · You

148 min

S1 · E6 · Sep 25, 1994

Inning Six: The National Pastime Episode 6

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.

8.3 · You

131 min

S1 · E7 · Sep 26, 1994

Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball 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 decade, the Giants and Dodgers had left New York, a signal that the old game was changed forever.

8.2 · You

114 min

S1 · E8 · Sep 27, 1994

Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game 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 multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of its intimacy and some of its urban following.

8.0 · You

145 min

S1 · E9 · Sep 28, 1994

Inning Nine: Home 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 salaries, the continued expansion, the dilution of talent, the ongoing battles between labor and management and the scandals.

8.0 · You

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Season 1

Inning One: Our Game Episode 1

Inning Two: Something Like a War Episode 2

Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People Episode 3

Inning Four: A National Heirloom Episode 4

Inning Five: Shadow Ball Episode 5

Inning Six: The National Pastime Episode 6

Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball Episode 7

Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game Episode 8

Inning Nine: Home Episode 9

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Season 1

Inning One: Our Game Episode 1

Inning Two: Something Like a War Episode 2

Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People Episode 3

Inning Four: A National Heirloom Episode 4

Inning Five: Shadow Ball Episode 5

Inning Six: The National Pastime Episode 6

Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball Episode 7

Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game Episode 8

Inning Nine: Home Episode 9

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