Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(1994)

Cast

John Chancellor as Self - Narrator (voice)
John Chancellor

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Adam Arkin as Various (voice)
Adam Arkin

as Various (voice)

Mickey Mantle as Self
Mickey Mantle

as Self

George Plimpton as Self
Eli Wallach as Various (voice)
Eli Wallach

as Various (voice)

Mike Barnicle as Self
Mike Barnicle

as Self

Arthur Miller as Various (voice)
Arthur Miller

as Various (voice)

Paul Newman as Various (voice)
Paul Newman

as Various (voice)

M. Emmet Walsh as Various (voice)
M. Emmet Walsh

as Various (voice)

Keith Carradine as Various (voice)
Keith Carradine

as Various (voice)

Delroy Lindo as Various (voice)
Delroy Lindo

as Various (voice)

Michael Moriarty as Various (voice)
Michael Moriarty

as Various (voice)

Bob Costas as Self
Bob Costas

as Self

John Sayles as Self
John Sayles

as Self

David Caruso as Various (voice)
David Caruso

as Various (voice)

Studs Terkel as Self
Studs Terkel

as Self

Hank Aaron as Self
Hank Aaron

as Self

Mario Cuomo as Self
Mario Cuomo

as Self

Gerald Early as Self
Gerald Early

as Self

Ossie Davis as Various (voice)
Ossie Davis

as Various (voice)

Stephen King as Various (voice)
Stephen King

as Various (voice)

Amy Madigan as Various (voice)
Amy Madigan

as Various (voice)

Daniel Okrent as Self
Daniel Okrent

as Self

Garrison Keillor as Various (voice)
Garrison Keillor

as Various (voice)

Red Barber as Self
Red Barber

as Self

Buck O'Neil as Self
Buck O'Neil

as Self

Derek Jacobi as Various (voice)
Derek Jacobi

as Various (voice)

Jerry Stiller as Various (voice)
Jerry Stiller

as Various (voice)

Arthur Ashe as Self
Arthur Ashe

as Self

Ed Harris as Various (voice)
Ed Harris

as Various (voice)

Vin Scully as Self
Vin Scully

as Self

Omar Vizquel as Self
Omar Vizquel

as Self

Al Lewis as Various (voice)
Al Lewis

as Various (voice)

LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Various (voice)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson

as Various (voice)

John Turturro as Various (voice)
John Turturro

as Various (voice)

Paul Winfield as Various (voice)
Paul Winfield

as Various (voice)

Shelby Foote as Self
Shelby Foote

as Self

Philip Bosco as Various (voice)
Philip Bosco

as Various (voice)

Gregory Peck as Various (voice)
Gregory Peck

as Various (voice)

Marvin Miller as Self
Marvin Miller

as Self

George Will as Self
George Will

as Self

Billy Crystal as Self
Billy Crystal

as Self

Alan King as Various (voice)
Alan King

as Various (voice)

Jason Robards as Various (voice)
Jason Robards

as Various (voice)

Gregory Hines as Various (voice)
Gregory Hines

as Various (voice)

Jesse Jackson as Various (voice)
Jesse Jackson

as Various (voice)

Anthony Hopkins as Various (voice)
Anthony Hopkins

as Various (voice)

Ted Williams as Self
Ted Williams

as Self

John Thorn as Self
John Thorn

as Self

Roger Angell as Self
Roger Angell

as Self

Paul Roebling as Various (voice)
Paul Roebling

as Various (voice)

Thomas Boswell as Self
Donald Hall as Self
Donald Hall

as Self

Robert Creamer as Self
John Cusack as Various (voice)
John Cusack

as Various (voice)

Loren Dean as Various (voice)
Loren Dean

as Various (voice)

Curt Flood as Self
Curt Flood

as Self

Jody Powell as Various (voice)
Jody Powell

as Various (voice)

Sammie Haynes as Self
Sammie Haynes

as Self

Aidan Quinn as Various (voice)
Aidan Quinn

as Various (voice)

Rachel Robinson as Self
Bob Feller as Self
Bob Feller

as Self

Shirley Povich as Self
Clyde Sukeforth as Self
Tom Wicker as Self
Tom Wicker

as Self

Riley Stewart as Self
Riley Stewart

as Self

Stephen Lang as Various (voice)
Stephen Lang

as Various (voice)

Julie Harris as Various (voice)
Julie Harris

as Various (voice)

Gene Jones as Various (voice)
Gene Jones

as Various (voice)

Willie Morris as Self
Willie Morris

as Self

Episodes

Inning One: Our Game poster

Inning One: Our Game 8.0

September 18, 1994

In New York City, in the 1840s, people need a diversion from the "railroad pace" at which they work and live. They find…

Inning Two: Something Like a War poster

Inning Two: Something Like a War 7.0

September 19, 1994

In 1894, a sportswriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson takes over a struggling minor league - the Western League - …

Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People poster

Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People 8.0

September 20, 1994

Examine the century's second decade, which was dominated by the Black Sox scandal. George Herman “Babe” Ruth makes his …

Inning Four: A National Heirloom poster

Inning Four: A National Heirloom 7.0

September 21, 1994

This episode concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescu…

Inning Five: Shadow Ball poster

Inning Five: Shadow Ball 7.5

September 22, 1994

The story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. “Shadow Ball” refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players sta…

Inning Six: The National Pastime poster

Inning Six: The National Pastime 8.0

September 25, 1994

This episode covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio's celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of T…

Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball poster

Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball 8.0

September 26, 1994

Viewers are taken through the 1950s when New York City had three successful baseball teams and dominated the World Seri…

Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game poster

Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game 8.0

September 27, 1994

The field is moved to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the b…

Inning Nine: Home poster

Inning Nine: Home 8.0

September 28, 1994

The final episode looks at baseball from the 1970s to the present, including the establishment of the free agent system…