Baseball
Season 1 Episode 5 - Inning Five: Shadow Ball
7.4 ?
1994
Documentary
The story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. “Shadow Ball” refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time.
Episodes in Season 1
1
Inning One: Our Game
113 min
2
Inning Two: Something Like a War
104 min
3
Inning Three: The Faith of Fifty Million People
118 min
4
Inning Four: A National Heirloom
111 min
5
Inning Five: Shadow Ball
120 min
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6
Inning Six: The National Pastime
148 min
7
Inning Seven: The Capitol of Baseball
128 min
8
Inning Eight: A Whole New Ball Game
111 min
9
Inning Nine: Home
142 min
