Baseball: Inning 7: The Capital of Baseball

During the 1950's, New York City was the capital of baseball (the title of the episode) with three successful franchises: the Yankees, Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers. But by the end of the decade, the Giants and Dodgers had moved their franchises to the West Coast thus bringing the game to the entire country geographically.

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x7
Airdate: Monday September 26th, 1994
Special Runtime: 135 Minutes

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

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Guest Stars

Billy Crystal As Himself Recurring	Bob Costas As Himself Recurring
Bob Feller As Himself Recurring	Buck O'neil As Himself Recurring
Daniel Okrent As Himself Recurring	Doris Kearns Goodwin As Herself Recurring
George Plimpton As Himself Recurring	George Will As Himself Recurring
Gerald Early As Himself Recurring	John Thorn As Himself Recurring
Mario Cuomo As Himself Recurring	Mickey Mantle 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