Part 1: Our Game

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Part 1: Our Game

March 13, 2020

In New York City, in the 1840s, people need a diversion from the "railroad pace" at which they work and live. They find it in a game of questionable origins. Inning One, Our Game, looks at the origins of baseball in the 1840s and takes the story up to 1900. Burns refutes the myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown and traces its roots instead to the earliest days of the nation.

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Part 2: Something Like a War

Part 2: Something Like a War

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Inning Two, Something Like a War, takes viewers through 1910.

Part 3: The Faith of Fifty Million People

Part 3: The Faith of Fifty Million People

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Inning Three, The Faith of Fifty Million People, examines the century's second decade.

Part 4: A National Heirloom

Part 4: A National Heirloom

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Inning Four, A National Heirloom, concentrates on Babe Ruth.

Part 5: Shadow Ball

Part 5: Shadow Ball

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Inning Five, Shadow Ball, tells the story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s.

Part 6: The National Pastime

Part 6: The National Pastime

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Inning Six, The National Pastime, covers the 1940s.

Part 7: The Capital of Baseball

Part 7: The Capital of Baseball

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Inning Seven, The Capital of Baseball, takes viewers through the 1950s.

Part 8: A Whole New Ball Game

Part 8: A Whole New Ball Game

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Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1960s

Part 9: Home

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Inning Nine, Home, looks at baseball from the 1970s to the 1990s.

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