Baseball: Inning 6: The National Pastime

Baseball in the 1940's is profiled. Among the events covered are Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak, Ted Williams being the last player to hit over .400, and the integration of baseball by Jackie Robinson in 1947.

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x6
Airdate: Sunday September 25th, 1994
Special Runtime: 150 Minutes

Director: Ken Burns
Writer: Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward

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Guest Stars

Arthur Ashe As Himself Recurring	Bob Feller As Himself Recurring
Buck O'neil As Himself Recurring	Daniel Okrent As Himself Recurring
Donald Hall (1) As Himself Recurring	Doris Kearns Goodwin As Herself Recurring
George Will As Himself Recurring	Gerald Early As Himself Recurring
John Thorn As Himself Recurring	Mario Cuomo As Himself Recurring
Red Barber As Himself Recurring	Robert W. Creamer As Himself Recurring
Roger Angell As Himself Recurring	Stephen Jay Gould (1) As Himself Recurring
Studs Terkel As Himself Recurring	Ted Williams As Himself Recurring
Vin Scully As Himself Recurring