PBS played this documentary entitled “Inning 5: Shadow Ball”, even if you are not a baseball fan you will be moved by this portrait of America's favourite pastime during the ‘30s and ‘40s. The clip below is another segment in the story of baseball created by historian Ken Burns.
The fifth inning of Baseball covers the sport's desperate attempts to survive the Great Depression and Babe Ruth's fading career. This episode also presents the parallel world of Negro League players, as they take to the road mixing showmanship with talent to draw crowds in big cities and small towns alike... Click here for more info
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