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Baseball S1E6 — Inning Six: The National Pastime

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Baseball•Season 1•Episode 6

Inning Six: The National Pastime

9.0/10 · 201 votesSep 25, 1994148 min

Ranked #2 of 9 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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.

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes9

Inning One: Our Game still

Inning One: Our Game

Inning Two: Something Like a War still

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

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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

Self

B

Buck O'Neil

Self

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

Self (voice)

Crew10

R

Rikk Desgres

First Assistant Editor

D

Dominick Tavella

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

K

Kevin Kertscher

Assistant Camera

J

Judy Johnson

Assistant Camera

I

Ian McCausland

Assistant Camera

P

Peter Nelson

Assistant Camera

P

Paul Barnes

Editor

M

Michael Levine

Additional Editing

T

Terry Hopkins

Additional Director of Photography

Peter Hutton

Peter Hutton

Additional Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Inning Six: The National Pastime" is episode 6 of Baseball season 1. It scored 9.0/10 from 201 votes, ranking #2 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.7). It aired on September 25, 1994.

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