Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game

Baseball

27th September 1994 1 hour 51 mins Season 1 Episode 8

The field is moved 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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Season 1 · Episode 9

Inning Nine: Home

The final episode looks at baseball from the 1970s to the present, including the establishment of the free agent system, the rise in player salaries, the continued expansion, the dilution of talent, the ongoing battles between labor and management and the scandals.

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