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Episode Guide
A National Heirloom
Series: Ken Burns' Baseball
Series Progress: Episode 4 of 1136% Completed
Synopsis
In a decade dominated by the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth became the nation's "heirloom." Inning four of Ken Burns' sweeping nine-part documentary series focuses on the years 1920-1930, when baseball's black mark left by the Black Sox scandal of 1919 was erased by the legend of Babe Ruth. His impact on the game far overshadowed the previous achievements of the beloved Ty Cobb. This episode also highlights other great players of the decade such as Rogers Hornsby and Walter Johnson, the organization by Rube Foster of the Negro Leagues, and the barnstorming of the country by the House of David.
Cast
- Amy Madigan
- Delroy Lindo
- Jerry Stiller
- Keith Carradine
- Anthony Hopkins
- Jason Robards
- Gregory Peck
- Studs Terkel
- Jody Powell
- Geoffrey C. Ward
- Buddy Squires
- Ossie Davis
- John Cusack
- Stephen Ives
- Loren Dean
- Ken Burns
- Philip Bosco
- Paul Roebling
- Allen Moore
- Billy Crystal
- Jason Robards Sr.
- David Schaye
- Adam Arkin
- Paul Newman
- Arthur Miller
- Garrison Keillor
- Eli Wallach
- Susanna Steisel
- John Chancellor
- Mike Barnicle
- Michael Moriarty
- Charley McDowell
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
- S01E03 - The Faith of 50 Million People
- S01E04 - A National Heirloom Viewing
- 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