Ken Burns-Baseball

The National Pastime (1940-1950) (1x6)

Air date: Sep 25, 1994

This inning covers approximately 1940 to 1950. The emphasis here is on baseball finally becoming what it had always purported to be: A national game. As African-Americans are finally permitted for good into Major League Baseball, led by Jackie Robinson. This inning also looks at how the game was influenced as a result of World War II.