"Baseball" (1994) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

18 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History | Sport

Plot:

A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Prejudice | 1900s | Labor Union | 1800s

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Mamie Ruth Moberly

...

Herself (1 episode, 1994)

Runtime:

1140 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Florentine Films

Trivia:

When discussing Yogi Berra's many interesting quotes, a friend of Yogi's is alleged to have said, "Hey, Yogi, what do you know?" Yogi allegedly replied, "I don't even suspect anything." This exchange is actually taken from an exchange Charles Chaplin had in a Parisienne café in Monsieur Verdoux (1947).

Quotes:

Narrator: It is played everywhere. In parks and playgrounds and prison yards. In back alleys and farmers' fields. By small children and old men. Raw amateurs and millionaire professionals. It is a leisurely game that demands blinding speed. The only game in which the defense has the ball...

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Critic: Frankie and Ellie Get Lost (#2.8)" (1995)

Wonderful!

Being a life-long baseball fanatic (Personally a Cubs fan) and a baseball history buff, this is simply a WONDERFUL documentary. Ken Burns did an excellent job on covering every single era in baseball, from the beginnings to modern-day. My favourite era of baseball was the 1940s to the 1960s and I thoroughly enjoyed that part. I recently found the complete set at a local video/music store and bought it. I pop one in every week to get me through the long winter. Every baseball fan should see this! You will not be disappointed!

A 10 out of 10!