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A Whole New Ball Game

Season 1 Episode 8

The 1960s are a turbulent decade for America and turbulent decade for baseball, as one by one its "sacred" institutions fall. Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of its intimacy and some of its urban following.

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Inning Nine, Home, looks at baseball from the 1970s to the 1990s.
The Capital of Baseball
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Inning Seven, The Capital of Baseball, takes viewers through the 1950s.
The National Pastime
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Inning Six, The National Pastime, covers the 1940s.
Shadow Ball
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Inning Five, Shadow Ball, tells the story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s.
A National Heirloom
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Inning Four, A National Heirloom, concentrates on Babe Ruth.
The Faith of Fifty Million People
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Inning Three, The Faith of Fifty Million People, examines the century's second decade.
Something Like a War
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Inning Two, Something Like a War, takes viewers through 1910.
Our Game
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Inning One: Our Game looks at the origins of baseball in the 1840s and up to 1900.
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