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Season 1 – Baseball

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Four years in the making, Ken Burns' Emmy-winning documentary traces the history of America's great game, beginning with its origins in the 1840s and concluding with a summary of the years covering about 1970 to 1993. It totals nine episodes, or innings, and more than 18 hours, brought to life by contemporaneous photos, paintings, lithographs and newsreels, and the voices of actors and writers reciting over pictures and video the first-person accounts of many of baseball's legendary characters.
Baseball — Season 1

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John Chancellor

Narrator

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 18, 1994 Our Game Filmmaker Ken Burns chronicles the rise of baseball from hobby to national sport, including a profile of baseball magnate Albert Goodwill Spalding. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 19, 1994 Something Like a War Profiles of extraordinary individuals include outfielder Ty Cobb, pitcher Walter Johnson, pitcher Christy Mathewson, manager John McGraw. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 20, 1994 The Faith of 50 Million People The Black Sox Scandal saw members of the Chicago White Sox accused of taking money to throw the 1919 World Series. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 21, 1994 A National Heirloom Babe Ruth's popularity throughout the 1920s rescues baseball from the Black Sox Scandal. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 22, 1994 Shadow Ball The rise of the Negro Leagues culminates with the battle between Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 25, 1994 The National Pastime After the 1941 season, war disrupts the sport as players are drafted into the military; integration of baseball occurs when Jackie Robinson plays for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 26, 1994 The Capital of Baseball Interviews and film document memorable moments of New York City baseball, including the Brooklyn Dodgers' first World Series win. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 27, 1994 A Whole New Ball Game The popularity of football and the union organization transform baseball in the end of the 1960s. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 28, 1994 Home More recent history shows game six of the 1975 World Series, Kirk Gibson's World Series home run and Nolan Ryan's career. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Documentary, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 18, 1994