TV SERIES · 1994

Baseball

DocumentarySport103 min per episode

Ken Burns traces the history of baseball in America through archival photos, film footage, and the voices of writers, historians, players, executives, and fans. Historian Daniel Okrent and broadcaster Bob Costas are among the many figures revisiting the game’s defining eras and turning points, from its early rise to its place at the center of American culture. Across its sweep, the series connects on-field legends and landmark events to larger shifts in the country, using eyewitness accounts, commentary, and period material to tell the story of baseball as part of the story of America.