A Pastime of Their Own: The Story of Negro League Baseball

The East-West Classic (1x9)

Air date: Jan 27, 2023

From 1933 to 1953, the East-West Classic was the crown jewel of Black baseball, drawing more than 50,000 fans at its peak. Here, survey some of the highlights of this all-star game and meet some of the major players of the era—including fan favorite Oscar Charleston, manager and first baseman for the Crawfords.