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1. 1Inning One: Our GameIn 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. On113m
2. 2Inning Two: Something Like a WarIt 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 na104m
3. 3Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million PeopleExamine 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 membe118m
4. 4Inning Four: A National HeirloomThis episode concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the scandal of the previ111m
5. 5Inning Five: Shadow BallThe 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. T120m
6. 6Inning Six: The National PastimeThis episode covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio's celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of Ted Williams and what Burns calls “basebal148m
7. 7Inning Seven: The Capitol of BaseballViewers 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 128m
8. 8Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball GameThe field is moved to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadium111m