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Baseball (1994)

First aired September 18, 19941h 43m/ep1 season · 9 epsEnded
7.4

43 votes

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Overview

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in each era. Writers, historians, players, baseball personnel, and fans review key events and the significance of the game in America's history.

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John Chancellor

John Chancellor

Narrator (voice)

Daniel Okrent

Daniel Okrent

Self

Buck O'Neil

Buck O'Neil

Self

Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

Self (voice)

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

September 28, 1994

Networks

PBS

Production

Florentine FilmsWETA

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

1.0

I guess this is a documentary on the Civil War and how Jackie Robinson finally won it by playing baseball. At least that is what the focus seemed to be. The Civil War and Jackie Robinson. There is a lot more to baseball that that, and, honestly, with all due respect to Jackie Robinson, there is a lot more to baseball than him. Honestly, it makes the sport seem like a downer. It makes it seem depressing. He has interviews here of people talking about how fun baseball was... and he makes it seem depressing and almost evil. There are people on the interview that talk of father-son bondin…

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