TV seriesDocumentary
Baseball
1994 1 seasons 9 episodes 103 min TMDB 7.5
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.
Air timeline
1994Complete1 seasons · 9 episodes
Seasons
Miniseries19949 episodesTMDB 7.2
- 1Inning One: Our Game1994-09-18 · 113 min
S01E01 · Miniseries
Inning One: Our Game
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.
- 2Inning Two: Something Like a War1994-09-19 · 104 min
S01E02 · Miniseries
Inning Two: Something Like a War
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.
- 3Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People1994-09-20 · 118 min
S01E03 · Miniseries
Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People
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.
- 4Inning Four: A National Heirloom1994-09-21 · 111 min
S01E04 · Miniseries
Inning Four: A National Heirloom
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.
- 5Inning Five: Shadow Ball1994-09-22 · 120 min
S01E05 · Miniseries
Inning Five: Shadow Ball
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.
- 6Inning Six: The National Pastime1994-09-25 · 148 min
S01E06 · Miniseries
Inning Six: The National Pastime
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.
- 7Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball1994-09-26 · 128 min
S01E07 · Miniseries
Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball
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.
- 8Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game1994-09-27 · 111 min
S01E08 · Miniseries
Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game
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.
- 9Inning Nine: Home1994-09-28 · 142 min
S01E09 · Miniseries
Inning Nine: Home
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.
Specials200710 episodes
- 1The Making of Baseball2007-10-17 · 103 min
S00E01 · Specials
The Making of Baseball
The making of Ken Burns' Baseball
- 2Bob Costas on 1998 Season2007-10-17 · 50 min
S00E02 · Specials
Bob Costas on 1998 Season
No synopsis for this episode yet.
- 3Bob Gibson2007-10-17 · 30 min
S00E03 · Specials
Bob Gibson
No synopsis for this episode yet.
- 4Back to the Ballpark2010-09-30 · 17 min
S00E04 · Specials
Back to the Ballpark
An interview with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
- 5Ken Burns: Baseball2021-06-05 · 90 min
S00E05 · Specials
Ken Burns: Baseball
Bob Costas presents an inside look at the making of "Baseball," including interviews with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, and insight into the impact "Baseball" had on America.
- 6Yogi Berra2007-10-17 · 15 min
S00E06 · Specials
Yogi Berra
No synopsis for this episode yet.
- 7Bob Costas on Mickey Mantle2007-10-18 · 30 min
S00E07 · Specials
Bob Costas on Mickey Mantle
No synopsis for this episode yet.
- 8Top of the Tenth2010-09-28 · 117 min
S00E08 · Specials
Top of the Tenth
No synopsis for this episode yet.
- 9Bottom of the Tenth2010-09-29 · 120 min
S00E09 · Specials
Bottom of the Tenth
No synopsis for this episode yet.
- 10Ken Burns: Baseball2021-06-05 · 90 min
S00E10 · Specials
Ken Burns: Baseball
No synopsis for this episode yet.
Cast
Donald CabanaNarrator (voice)
Daniel OkrentSelfBuck O'NeilSelf
Studs TerkelSelf (voice)Roger AngellSelf
George PlimptonSelf
Gerald EarlySelf
George WillSelf
Ossie Davis(voice)
Paul Roebling(voice)
Eli Wallach(voice)
John ThornSelf
Doris Kearns GoodwinSelfCharles McDowell(voice)Red BarberSelf
Vin ScullySelfStephen Jay GouldSelf
Adam Arkin(voice)Robert W. CreamerSelfSimilar series
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