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The Capital of Baseball

Season 1 Episode 7 | 2hr 12m 33s

Inning Seven, The Capital of Baseball, takes viewers through the 1950s when New York City had three successful baseball teams and dominated the World Series. By the end of the decade, the Giants and Dodgers had left New York, a signal that the old game was changed forever.

Aired: 03/12/20 | Expires: 04/30/22
Funding Provided By: General Motors Corporation; The National Endowment for the Humanities; The Pew Charitable Trusts; The Corporation for Public Broadcasting; The Public Broadcasting Service; Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Extras
Inning One: Our Game looks at the origins of baseball in the 1840s and up to 1900.
Inning Three, The Faith of Fifty Million People, examines the century's second decade.
Inning Two, Something Like a War, takes viewers through 1910.
Inning Nine, Home, looks at baseball from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1960s
Inning Five, Shadow Ball, tells the story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s.
Inning Four, A National Heirloom, concentrates on Babe Ruth.
Inning Six, The National Pastime, covers the 1940s.