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Episode Guide
Something Like a War
Series: Ken Burns' Baseball
Series Progress: Episode 2 of 1118% Completed
Synopsis
At the turn of the 20th century, Ken Burns' documentary homage to baseball history enters its "second inning." Baseball's first decade in the new century began with the creation of a new league, as "Ban" Johnson's unbending will -- along with the 500-dollar bonus he offered National League players to switch allegiances -- forced the American League into being. Detroit's Ty Cobb ruled the decade on the field while the Pirates' Honus Wagner, another possible contender for best player, was pushed to the sidelines. Other highlights of volume two in this nine-part series include the development of independent professional Negro teams, as well as the story of female semi-pro pitcher Alta Weiss.
Cast
- Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill
- Ossie Davis
- Paul Winfield
- Keith Carradine
- Anthony Hopkins
- Jason Robards
- Gregory Peck
- Studs Terkel
- Jody Powell
- Geoffrey C. Ward
- Buddy Squires
- Amy Madigan
- Stephen Ives
- Phillip Bosco
- Loren Dean
- Ken Burns
- Paul Roebling
- Allen Moore
- Alan King
- Billy Crystal
- Jason Robards Sr.
- David Schaye
- Adam Arkin
- Paul Newman
- Arthur Miller
- George Plimpton
- Garrison Keillor
- Eli Wallach
- Susanna Steisel
- John Chancellor
- John Turturro
- Michael Moriarty
- John Hartford
- Aidan Quinn
Director
Producer
📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 23 hours 8 minutes (11 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Moderate Burn - Story-dense episodes. Best spaced out over a week.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 11 days
3 episodes/day: 4 days
5 episodes/day: 3 days
Episodes (11)
- S01E01 - Our Game
- S01E02 - Something Like a War Viewing
- S01E03 - The Faith of 50 Million People
- S01E04 - A National Heirloom
- S01E05 - Shadow Ball
- S01E06 - The National Pastime
- S01E07 - The Capital of Baseball
- S01E08 - A Whole New Ballgame
- S01E09 - Home
- S02E01 - Top of the Tenth
- S02E02 - Bottom of the Tenth