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Baseball S1E2 — Inning Two: Something Like a War

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Baseball•Season 1•Episode 2

Inning Two: Something Like a War

8.7/10 · 244 votesSep 19, 1994104 min

Ranked #4 of 9 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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

Directed byKen Burns

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Season 1 Episodes9

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Inning Two: Something Like a War

Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People still

Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People

Inning Four: A National Heirloom still

Inning Four: A National Heirloom

Inning Five: Shadow Ball still

Inning Five: Shadow Ball

Inning Six: The National Pastime still

Inning Six: The National Pastime

Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball still

Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball

Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game still

Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game

Inning Nine: Home still

Inning Nine: Home

Cast4

John Chancellor

John Chancellor

Narrator (voice)

Daniel Okrent

Daniel Okrent

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B

Buck O'Neil

Self

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

Self (voice)

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Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Director

Y

Yaffa Lerea

Editor

D

Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

R

Roger Haydock

Additional Director of Photography

K

Kevin Kertscher

Assistant Camera

R

Rikk Desgres

Associate Editor

M

Michael Levine

Associate Editor

D

Dan Edelstein

Assistant Sound Editor

J

Judy Johnson

Assistant Camera

I

Ian McCausland

Assistant Camera

P

Peter Nelson

Assistant Camera

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Episode Summary

"Inning Two: Something Like a War" is episode 2 of Baseball season 1. It scored 8.7/10 from 244 votes, ranking #4 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.7). Directed by Ken Burns, it aired on September 19, 1994.

Next: E3 · Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People Best of Season 1