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Baseball: The Tenth Inning

TV·2010–2010·1 season, 2 episodes·PBS·Documentary·1h 57m·Created by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick

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This two-part sequel to the 1994 series Baseball continues the story of America's national pastime from the early 1990s to 2010. This transformational period leads off with the 1994 players' strike. Other key developments and milestones include the increasing dominance of Latino and Asian players who truly turn the game international; skyrocketing profits; the Red Sox' historic World Series victory; the astonishing feats of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds; and the revelations about performance-enhancing drugs that cast a shadow over many athletic accomplishments.

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  1. 01Baseball: The Tenth Inning S01E02Bottom of the TenthS01E02 · 8.0As America reels from the horror of the 9/11 attacks, baseball provides solace, and in an incredible World Series, gives the country something to cheer about. As the rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox reaches the boiling point, long-suffering Boston fans rejoice in their first World Series victory in 86 years, while Giants and Cubs fans endure devastating losses.

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Season012Episodes2010Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Baseball: The Tenth Inning S01E01Top of the TenthSeptember 28, 2010In an age of globalization and deregulation, a cataclysmic strike over money and power brings baseball to the brink. Cal Ripken becomes base
  2. S01E02Baseball: The Tenth Inning S01E02Bottom of the TenthSeptember 29, 2010 8.0As America reels from the horror of the 9/11 attacks, baseball provides solace, and in an incredible World Series, gives the country somethi

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