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Season 1, Episode 6

Inning Six: The National Pastime

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Air Date: 1994-09-25

Overview: 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.

Runtime: 148 minutes

3.4 / 5

Guest Stars

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Gerald Early

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Red Barber

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Arthur Ashe

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Vin Scully

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George Will

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Stephen Jay Gould

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Adam Arkin

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Keith Carradine

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Ossie Davis

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Jason Robards

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Paul Roebling

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Eli Wallach

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Robert W. Creamer

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John Thorn

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Roger Angell

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Mario Cuomo

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Donald Hall

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Clyde Sukeforth

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Gregory Hines

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Charles McDowell

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Paul Newman

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Riley Stewart

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Sammie Haynes

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Bob Feller

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Ted Williams

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Dottie Green

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Marie Kelley

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Mary Pratt

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Happy Chandler

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Rachel Robinson

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Curt Flood

Cast

Crew

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Rikk Desgres

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Dominick Tavella

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Kevin Kertscher

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Judy Johnson

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Ian McCausland

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Peter Nelson

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Paul Barnes

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Michael Levine

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Terry Hopkins

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Peter Hutton