Inning Six: The National Pastime

Inning Six: The National Pastime S6E6 - Inning Six: The National Pastime 1994

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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.

  • Released: 1994-09-25
  • Runtime: 50 minutes
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  • Stars: John Chancellor, Adam Arkin, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mickey Mantle, George Plimpton, Eli Wallach, Mike Barnicle, Arthur Miller, Paul Newman, M. Emmet Walsh, Keith Carradine, Delroy Lindo, Michael Moriarty, Bob Costas, John Sayles, David Caruso, Studs Terkel, Hank Aaron, Mario Cuomo, Gerald Early  Show all >
    Ossie Davis, Stephen King, Amy Madigan, Daniel Okrent, Garrison Keillor, Red Barber, Buck O'Neil, Derek Jacobi, Tip O'Neill, Jerry Stiller, Arthur Ashe, Ed Harris, Vin Scully, Omar Vizquel, Al Lewis, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, John Turturro, Paul Winfield, Shelby Foote, Philip Bosco, Gregory Peck, Marvin Miller, George Will, Billy Crystal, Alan King, Stephen Jay Gould, Jason Robards, Gregory Hines, Jesse Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Williams, John Thorn, Roger Angell, Paul Roebling, Thomas Boswell, Charles McDowell, Donald Hall, Robert Creamer, John Cusack, Loren Dean, Curt Flood, Jody Powell, Sammie Haynes, Manuel Márquez-Sterling, Aidan Quinn, Rachel Robinson, Bob Feller, Shirley Povich, Clyde Sukeforth, Tom Wicker, Riley Stewart, Stephen Lang, Julie Harris, Gene Jones, Willie Morris
  • Director: Ken Burns