The story of baseball is the story of America.

It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. Babe Ruth.  Jackie Robinson.  Shoeless Joe Jackson. Sandy Koufax. Satchel Paige.  Pete Rose.  Casey Stengel.  Hank Aaron.  Joe DiMaggio. Yogi Berra.

It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime.

This PBS series by the award-winning Ken Burns shows American history as witnessed from the sun-drenched fields of small-town America and the gritty, makeshift diamonds of urban sandlots.  It is a delight for any lover of history and baseball.

This video set is new, and has never been viewed.   It includes the following episodes:

• The First Inning - Our Game - 1840s thru 1900
• The Second Inning - Something Like a War - 1990 thru 1910
• The Third Inning - The Faith of Fifty Million People - 1910 thru 1920
• The Fourth Inning - A National Heirloom - 1920 thru 1930
• The Fifth Inning - Shadow Ball - 1930 thru 1940
• The Sixth Inning - The National Pastime - 1940 thru 1950
• The Seventh Inning - The Capital of Baseball - 1950 thru 1960
• The Eight Inning - A Whole New Ballgame - 1960 thru 1970p
• The Ninth Inning - Home - 1970 thru 1994
• Extra Inning