Baseball

Inning Five: Shadow Ball

Directed by Ken Burns
TV-PG
S1 • E5    Sep 22, 1994    2h
8.67.2
The story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. “Shadow Ball” refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time.

Where to Watch Baseball - S1 • E5

  • John ChancellorNarrator (voice)
  • Daniel OkrentSelf
  • Buck O'NeilSelf
  • Studs TerkelSelf (voice)
  • George PlimptonSelf
  • Gerald EarlySelf
  • Red BarberSelf
  • Vin ScullySelf
  • Shelby FooteSelf
  • Adam Arkin(voice)
  • Philip Bosco(voice)
  • Ossie Davis(voice)
  • Paul Roebling(voice)
  • Eli Wallach(voice)
  • Robert W. CreamerSelf
  • John ThornSelf
  • Roger AngellSelf
  • Mario CuomoSelf
  • Paul Winfield(voice)
  • Donald HallSelf

 

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