Miniseries

episodes

1. 1. Inning One: Our Game 1994-09-18 113 min 7.4 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...
2. 2. Inning Two: Something Like a War 1994-09-19 104 min 7.0 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 o...
3. 3. Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People 1994-09-20 118 min 7.2 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 i...
4. 4. Inning Four: A National Heirloom 1994-09-21 111 min 7.0 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.
5. 5. Inning Five: Shadow Ball 1994-09-22 120 min 7.2 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 a...
6. 6. Inning Six: The National Pastime 1994-09-25 148 min 7.4 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...
7. 7. Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball 1994-09-26 128 min 7.4 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...
8. 8. Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game 1994-09-27 111 min 7.2 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 a...
9. 9. Inning Nine: Home 1994-09-28 142 min 7.2 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, t...